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I just made 4.67 an hour after taxes because - IMANMT2

Posted: Jan 30, 2015

I work in a third-world country called medical transcription. :D yee-hah!! But I'll have you know I LOVE my job and wouldn't have it any other way. Right.

And you are - "Very much appreciated"!

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A bunch of BS!!!!

OMG I thought you were my boss - 4 a minute

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but then I realized it was close but not quite the "Thanks for all you do!"

What are we doing? We should have our own businesses. I'm self employed but I'm still not self employed. :D

That's IT! I'm doing it. Come work with me.

Notice I said with me and not for me.

We're probably going to need another website. Oh wait, I'm building one now. ;)

I just checked and I averaged $6.79/hr BEFORE taxes - Depressed

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:(

I C U bought a ticket for the same boat. - IMANMT2

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Question is, what are we going to do about it?

There are options! ;)

I'm coming up on 21 years' experience. How about you? My least amt of exp is OB, Path, and Radiology - not that I couldn't do them as well as the rest of it.

What options?! - Depressed

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I have over 35 years' experience and have worked for 4 different companies (3 within the past 4-1/2 years) and they are all about the same. :(

I'm trying to work on something - IMANMT2

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I don't know if I'll get it done before any more irreparable damage has been done to our profession or even how successful it will be. But it will be another option that will benefit MTs and doesn't include a boss. And independently contracting MTs will be ICs and not misclassified employees.

It will not include working as a medical office assistant-come-transcriptionist for less money. That does not help our fellow MTs, especially the ones who can't quit MT.

Ewww. I'd PAY 4.67 an hour to NOT have to - do this job. n/m

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You make more than I do - Funny, but not funny

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This past pay period I managed to make 2.24 one day, 4.74 another day, 1.18 another day, 4.68, 6.30 (that was my highest day), 1.76, etc. This includes having to sit at my computer keep checking for work but having no jobs come in. However, electric, gas, food, etc is going up.

But at least I'm appreciated.

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