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What's wrong with the "Dislikers" on the Job Seeker's Board? (sm) - Rose

Posted: Apr 17, 2014

Just like in these forums there are a few who dislike everything whether they like it or not. One job posted as "Easy OT and PT work" pays .08 for the GROSS line which is significantly higher than the character line. Are there people who don't know this? In other words you would be making the equivalent to .10 of .11 CPL on this job, yet 3 had to dislike it. What did you dislike about this? Don't you want to discourage low pay and encourage a job that pays higher than any other on the Job Wanted Board???

they probably did not believe it - nm

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Even 10-11 cpl is chintzy pay. The fact it's even - lower now doesnt make it any better.

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chintzy pay?? i know A LOT OF PEOPLE - aj

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on this board that wish they were making that

Sure they do. Because now they're making .03 cpl. - But that doesnt change the fact -sm

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that considering what a person has to know in order to do the job accurately, even the pay we USED to be getting was still chump change.

Chintzy pay - Old Pro

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I'm a part-timer and make 9 cpl with no benefits, and I am darned glad to make that.

9 cpl may SEEM like it's "better than nothing", - but in reality youre still being cheated.

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Just because you're "happy" to make at least that much, doesn't make the pay scale fair for what you must know, and for how well you are likely doing your job. You've probably been at it a long time, too. Don't you think you're worth more than that?

No, I am not being cheated - Old Pro

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I average $32/hour. I do not have to run a business (BTDT), I can work when and if I want (I fill in here and there for a woman I know who owns the business). She is willing to let me work when I want, travel when I want, and pretty much call my own shots. Is it like back in the 90s when we could pull down 60 bucks an hour with the state system and teaching hospitals? No, but I am quite happy with $32/hour. Please don't say I am "being cheated." That is only for me to say, and I do not feel that way. Quite to the contrary, I feel fortunate and blessed. I am currently planning a trip to Asia and use my MT money for travel. How on earth someone can call that being "cheated" is just beyond me.

happy for you!!! - mter

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I am extremely happy for you!!!! You go! People get so jealous here when others have good jobs. Hope you have safe and happy travels!

I used to make 9 cpl a few years ago, and I - was starving on that, too.

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And prior to that sucky job, I had an inhouse job where I was making $23.50/hour, more than a decade ago. THAT was a living wage, not a measly 9 cpl, and CERTAINLY not what MTSOs are paying now.

Hardly measly - Old Pro

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If I worked an 8-hour day, I would make $256/day. I choose to work a 6-hour day when I work, and that comes out to $192/day. Not so bad for six hours of work, for not having to wear corporate drag or commute on congested LA freeways. I can make nearly 4K a month if I work five days a week, six hours a day. That is more than I like to work (I am semi-retired). Point is, I am perfectly satisfied with $32/hour. We live simply and within our means.

Would you defend a purse snatcher? - MTSucks

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I smell an MTSO.

with all due respect you must not be a high producer - mjig

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or you would be able to make a darn good living on 9, 10, or 11 cpl

If you were starving on 9 cpl - Linda

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Maybe you need a course in budgeting and money management. Just saying.

Oh I can budget with the best of them. That's - how I can survive (barely) -

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on less than $700/month. No, I think the course needed was one in business management and employee relations for the MTSO, and whoever picked their VR platform needed to learn a little bit about software and medical transcription.

Still, it sounds like you're happy with what you get paid, so hey - enjoy it to the max, then. No doubt you've had to get pretty good at budgeting too, or you wouldn't be saying you're content with what you make.

i find it ridiculous that you assume you - pbj

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to know what people make because of ANY line rate

for example MT #1 makes 10 cpl and does 375 lph, that is 37.50$ an hour

MT #2 makes 10 cpl and does 125 lph, that is 12$ an hour

so hopefully you can see that making statements like that is ridiculous not accurate at all --

HUGE DIFFERENCE HUH

oops 12.50 an hour!! - pbj

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nm

It's all relative. "Your mileage may vary." - Mine varied on the low side.

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And when half you time is spent getting demographics... - Rose

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and other unpaid duties, you make half as much as one who has excellent dictators who don't make you sit through chewing sessions.

I meant to hit "like" and hit dislike by accident. Oops! (nm) - anon

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