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First Week SR, made $5/hour. Can someone decipher what the piecerates mean? - thanks


Posted: Nov 06, 2011

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SR - lori

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That's exactly why I finally quit Medquist. I was only making $200 a week full-time!

piece rate - redmaj

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I asked the same thing-- on my paystub "piece rate" stays 0.22 and 0.36 or something like that- I have no clue. I am calling payroll tomorrow.

ADP was much easier to understand - sm

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Probably got a cheap rate on this UltiPro.


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