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6.60 an hour on second day - worried
Posted: Aug 28, 2014
I only made 6.60 an hour on my second day of work. I was used to getting paid by the hour. Did anyone else start off like this and get better? How long will it take?
Depends on who you are working for I think. If it is a new platform and you (sm) - Broke
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and you are building short-cuts, etc., you should be fine in a week or so. If you are transitioning from typing to ASR, well then that is a different story. I just left MM not too long ago and went out on my own and probably made that my first few days but now I'm kickin butt, so just keep plugging away. Once you get familiar, you will be okay unless, again, it is ASR. Good luck to ya!
Unfortunately - No way to give you a
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definitive answer. This is what it is like being paid piecemeal when there may not be enough pieces available, or the materials provided are unworkable garbage.
Yesterday, I only average $5.80 an hour - Depressed
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and I have over 30 years acute care experience as an MT. The most I average is $8 an hour (if I am lucky enough to have good dictators).
It is NOT true that you can do VR in half the time (their excuse for paying so little).
speech rec - cindy
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They pay us cheaply for Speech, but probably charge high fees or the same for it.
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Hi!
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