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Frustrating... - anon

Posted: Jun 09, 2015

Perusing the MT jobs on another site and I began to see a trend I did not like....quite a few of them (probably half if I had counted) were paying 5 cpl transcription and 3 to 3.5 cpl editing.....I mean REALLY?? COME ON PEOPLE!! How do they expect anyone in their right mind to be able to work for those kinds of wages? That is way below minimum wage for a job that takes training and expertise in the medical field. It just drives me crazy as a veteran MT...I just do not get the insanity that this field of work has become. I know it is about companies and hospitals cutting corners, etc. etc. but good grief!?!?

Frustrating - You bet!

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One can only hope no one applies to these companies and the ones that do, have so little experience, it will cost them money to keep them on and continually have to train them.

I have a feeling they hire the newbies or India MTs for that wage, but have a stable of qualified MTs that they pay more to correct their work and send it through. I worked for a woman like that. She sent the work to India for next to nothing and then she would proof it. She would probably pay out 2 cpl and collect 15 cpl.

It is highway robbery to say the least.

They can do this because... - sm

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There are plenty of MTs that will work for that wage. I see it on a forum I frequent, MTs recommending these low-paying companies to others, saying how happy they are working there, and then other MTs excited to quickly send in their resume to try to get hired on. There is one company when I started 10 years ago that many people told me to apply to as they all had a great experience there, so I did and they offered me 5.5/2.5 cpl to start. Even as a newbie, I was insulted. I quickly declined and moved on and found a job for 9 cpl, but I know they still pay the same now, yet always see people posting saying how excited they are to get a job working there and how much they love it. As long as there are people who undervalue themselves and are willing to work for less, these companies will continue to pay less. Why would they pay more when they can pay someone half of what they should be paying. Even if they pay QA to clean up the poor-quality work, they are still ahead in the end. Unfortunately, too many are happy working for peanuts, so us refusing to work these jobs doesn't help. There is always someone willing to come in and do it for less.

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