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How many SICK DAYS, not PTO, do you get with your company? - Just wondering. NM

Posted: Oct 11, 2012

That maybe depends on how good an MT you are, how - reliable you are otherwise. nm

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nm, that answer makes no sense. Do you get sick days or not? - not talking about PTO.

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Just meant MTSO might be more forgiving of ++ sick days if the - MT is a great MT. sm

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I dont get any sick days - at MModal.

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But thats me.

You get PTO at MModal - Some companies use - sick days and PTO interchangably.

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If you get sick, call off and you will be paid PTO for it unless you choose to make up the time.

poster said "NOT PTO", wanted to know about SICK DAYS - so I answered it properly

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I know that if I get sick, I have to use PTO but that is not what the original poster was asking!

I get 6 paid sick days, last company was 2 (both MTSOs)... - CB

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also 11 vacation days (starts at 10, accrues a day yearly), 10 paid holidays, and 2 personal days. Wish the pay was better, but this definitely helps.

With my last job, where I had been for a long time, I had 3 holidays (and 2 paid sick days), with 5 weeks vacation. I miss that!

None, Have to use PTO - For Sick Days-See Msg

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At MModal, you also have to use your PTO for when there's no work. Either that, or make up the time when they say they need it, or lose the day.

I work for a hospital, not an MTSO and I get...sm - happtyMTagain

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10 vacation days, 6 paid holidays, and 6 paid sick days.

Work locally not for MTSO - LinK

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I get 3 weeks vacation right now (goes as high as 7 weeks after I believe 12 years) and 6 paid holidays. That's one of the reasons why I don't mind that I'm an employee, although I'd love the flexibility of being an IC.

Are you kidding? - (see message)

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With 3 to 7 weeks of vacation time in a given year, I'd say you have all the flexibility I would ever want or need!!! That plus 6 paid holidays plus benefits--all add up to being so much better than being an IC, any day!

Well, that is--I assume you - have benefits, too... (sm)

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....although I realize you might not.

ZERO - Nuance MT

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If you are sick you must use your PTO.

sm - SM

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The benefits thing has become such a crock. I don't know of any MTSOs who offer true sick leave, although there may be some I'm not aware of, just haven't run across any in 12 years.

See link for the Feds list of things employers DO NOT have to offer their employees, subject to some States' regulations, except for OT requirements which also can vary by State. Probably why MTSOs are not willing to hire from some States due to their labor laws.

When I worked retail in another State, I think it was State law that a 15-minute break had to be taken every 5 or 6 hours of working, and it was paid, no clocking in and out for breaks. Makes it kind of nice for employers that they really don't have to offer any benefits if it so suits them. I don't think some professions would maintain much of a quality work force with the only benefit being to work from home in PJs.

When I worked in hospital in the lab, they gave us 1 sick day per month, meaning SICK LEAVE, not take out of your vacation time,and it accumlated and unused sick leave was paid out when I left, in addition to unused vacation time. Granted, some people thought it was okay to use their sick day per month as an extra vacation day whether they were sick or not, but management caught onto that in most cases.

When we worked a holiday in the lab, it was a TRUE paid holiday, meaning time and a half and actually double time for Christmas at one place, plus the pathologists brought us in Christmas dinner. Did not matter if we were chasing our tails all day so busy or were sitting waiting all day because was slow, we still got paid for being there on our shift. If we sat with not much work, although there was always maintenance and things like that to be worked on, we were not asked to make it up because we didn't do X amount of lab tests that shift. If you were off, you got paid your full regular pay. If you worked, they gave you an extra day off with pay, and the supervisor usually tried to arrange a long weekend for us.

Sorry so long and kind of rambling around your original question, but those of you who have worked in-house will know what I mean. I am glad to have an MT job because I actually enjoy the work, how much longer I will stick with it, I don't know, but I am not doing it because I can work in my PJs and pay all of my expenses as an employee with no benefits to speak of. At least Medquist, when I was there years ago, provided a computer and compensated for extra phone line or internet. Don't know what they offer now, but may look into it.

No sick days. sm - anon

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Just earn 4 hours per 2-week pay period. Time is put into a pool known as PTO. PTO is to be used for sick, vacation, lack of work, internet/computer problems, or holiday if lucky enough to be granted a holiday off. Too many things to cover with such a small amount of time. Ridiculous.

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