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Is $12 an hour good pay for QA as an IC? - Sunny


Posted: Sep 19, 2010

I'm working as an IC MT right now and paid by the line, but was offered a QA position with the same company at $12 an hour.  Is this about what the going rate for QA is?

Pay by the hour and IC cannot go in the same sentence and - be correct. nm

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Can you explain about IC and hourly pay? - Sunny

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I've never had any experience with this, having only been an IC MT paid by the line. Do you mean that ICs are not supposed to be paid hourly? I'm sure that this is an IC position for QA as this company only hires ICs.

Employees are paid by the hour, IC is paid on production, by the line - or in some cases, by the job. nm

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Not so. ICs can be paid by the hour if their contracted that way. - LOL
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Paid by the hour = employee. - nm
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not so - aon
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being paid hourly or by production has nothing to do with employee/IC status. I currently have a job as an IC paid hourly and am a full time employee paid on production.
Be careful, No So. Grammar police will get you. - LOL nm
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grammar and spelling police are usually banned by moderator - so let it go. NM
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Yes, but they show up anyway. - nm
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...and get banned, their post deleted. NM - anon
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Figure out what you make by the hour now and maybe that - will help you decide. nm

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Personally as IC Editor, I make more than that. And if I want to work - harder, I make more for me, not MTSO. nm

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Oh, good grief, in a word: No! (nm) - Long time MT

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It's bad pay for any work in this field, IC, employee hourly, or production. - Good gravy, No! :) NM

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$12 QA pay - MT.ING

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If you feel working as an MT or for that matter doing QA is a comparable job to working at a fast food place for minimum wage then go for it. No benefits and approximately 30% towards taxes, not to mention electricity, equipment, water, etc. And yes, I am being sarcastic.


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