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TT/Imedx - line discrepancy? - anon

Posted: Feb 05, 2015

Has anyone noticed a reduction in lines? I completed 2 speech documents this moring. ESL, but not terrible. I copied/pasted the body text (no headers/footers) into blank Word document and ran the Word Properties after each was completed. Together there were 13,375 keystrokes (VBC + spaces), and divided by 65 the total was 205.76923 lines. However, when I went to IChart I was only credited with completing 149.38 lines. I made sure to wait 2 hours before I went to IChart, to allow enough time for both jobs to be calculated.

Anyone else?

Who has the time. - nm

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nm

What time. C&P takes no time. Run the counts takes no time. Do this a few times - and you get to where it is a SM

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quick click, click, click. And isn't it time well spent to see what you are REALLY getting paid?

I just hope you aren't one of those complaining an MTSO is stealing from you when you wont even take the time to find out if that is trus.

You dont think knowing how you are paid is worth a few seconds? You - deserve to be cheated. nm

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dont they all cheat us one way or another? - I AGREE

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It is good information to have, but at the end of the day what can we really do? Remember when MQ got sued for that, lost, and none of the MTs got a dime, it all went to that purported MT advocate place? Just feel like its hopeless, we either have to take it or get out. JMO.

Do yourself a favor and get out - There is a life beyond MT

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A MUCH better one.

What are you going - to do....

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with this information? Ive never really complained about this discrepancy b/c Ive never checked it, since Im not sure what I would do with that information, but I am going to now.

I have noticed no change in before and after - nm

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nm

I emailed my supervisor - Anon

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so I should know today (they always respond).

or not - me

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nm

imedx line discrepancies - TTMT

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Could it be that you included spaces, for which iMedX doesn't pay, or has stopped paying since taking over?

IMEDX does not - pay for spaces - what?

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I've worked for TT for close to 10 years. I was hired as paid for spaces.

I didn't know that; thank you for telling me, but - anon

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I ran the figures both ways, to be on the safe side. There's still a discrepancy.

I'm going to play a hunch. I'm going to have Word count the lines as soon as it populates the page and before things are edited.

But going back ... are you saying that Imdex is not honoring my signed contract with TT? IOW, my per line rates are the same but WITHOUT the spaces?

Dont do a line ct. Do a chaaracter count then divide by what - makes up a line for your MTSO. nm

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This may or may not be true. Don't believe - Everything you read. (sm)

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It's always best to find out for yourself. Go directly to the boss.

Line Discrepancies - TTMT

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You can tell better on short reports by the amount of lines you get. They don't pay for headers either, which is why if you have a no dictation report, you'll either only get 0.23 lines for "No dictation" and sometimes you will get zero lines. Don't take my word for it though, but why would you get so little lines in comparison to the amount you type if they were paying for spaces. I made a lot more money before the takeover than after it, even though I was doing more OT during the later part of the year based on gross income.

Line counts - Lee

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I used to do that as well. Sometimes they dock you for using their required headings, etc. What platform are you on. I find it easier to create my own headings and such rather than take the time to use theirs. Anyhow, I wold make a fuss about it. That is a lot of money that should go into your pocket, not theirs.

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