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Not paying for spaces...how many other companies now do this? - DPoe

Posted: Jun 28, 2011

My company is no longer including spaces in the line count. The line rate has gone up a bit, but not enough to compensate for that loss in the character count. (My line count has dropped drastically.) Are other companies going to this new method of compensation? I know several years ago, when I first starting MT, there was a lot of "stink" about some companies only counting "black" characters, and those were the companies everyone stayed away from. Just wondering how many others out there are doing this now....

Pay for spaces - Grammy

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The day my company does this, I'm outta here. That will be the last straw for me.

No spaces - Nospacer

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My company did this when they switched from straight transcription over to VR. We now work on eScription, so I don't know if that is across the board or just a company-specific thing. Pay is 4 cpl for VR.

I think it's my last straw. ;) - DPoe

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Or at least the one that's gonna break the camel's back! Have loved the company, never thought I'd jump ship, but after the gradual cuts (which are not really disclosed to us except via a "slip in" in emails), losing counts for headers and footers, switch to VR, and the loss of spaces, my pay has dropped by at least 25%. People are still signing on, which made me wonder if this is a common practice. MaybeIshouldjusttypelikethis!

No spaces - spaceless

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OMG howfunny.WeshouldpickadayandallMTstypewithnospaces. HMMM would they get the message? They can't fire everyone.

LOL!!! - X

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Thisisagreatidea!Notsuretheywouldgetthemessage,butitwouldbeablast!I'min!

VBC or not paying for spaces - anon

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It all depends on how the pay is calculated. I just signed on to a company that pays VBC, but it is a 55 character line (versus 65 with spaces). I took several documents and calculated lines with both methods, and the 55 is very, very close to 65, so the pay is comparable. Not only that, but the starting pay on VR is 5 cpl, so I am giving it a whirl. Don't always discount based solely on VBC, look and compare to see how your pay will compare.

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