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Payday, more tears - Adios

Posted: Sep 21, 2011

So, decided to rip the band-aid off early and check on my paycheck in Ultipro. After deducting my pto pay and using actual hours, production pay, Now at just over $8/hr. There was a day I made average $15/hr, and I was one of the slow, meticulous ones.

Really not sure why I put myself through this pain but it renews my resolve every 2 weeks to get out of here. This working 3 jobs is slowly killing me, and so tired of working until 10 o'clock at night.

And like so many on here, I see absolutely no hope of things getting better in this industry. Especially after the newest acquisitions. So sad to see this career come to an end, but it actually came to an end a couple years ago, just taking longer than I would like to replace it.

So here's to a better future, a new career, I know it's out there!!! :)

clang - clang

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Thats us knocking glasses... "CHEERS, TO US AND A BETTER FUTURE!"

I agree. I went through my old check stubs from 2005, average check was $1500 for half the month, and I never worked over 32 hours a week.

Now I make 10.00 an hour on average, so, so very sad.

Clang back atcha! Haha! - Adios

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Mine too! My pay was about that much - years ago.

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back in 1992 and working about 28-30 hours a week. Funny thing is, we did not have the best of Macros/shortcuts and we used tapes and computers instead of internet.

I thought with all this high tech "stuff" we should be even better and making more money, especially after years and years of service.

Making less now than I did in 1989. Talk about sticking a knife in your heart and than twisting it.

Pay - Jada

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I have been reading all of the posts daily. I see that most of you work for big companies.

I have gotten my own clients. I sent out letters and checked Craigs List twice a day. I got a radiology editing client and two ortho accounts. I am able to pay my own health insurance and not have to worry about the big companies. I would suggest to anyone out there not making any money to try that. It pays well, no one over my head except my own clients. No big company problems. I offer my clients discounts for paying on time. This has worked for me very well. I am sure anyone can do it.

Jada, I'm wondering if you could email. This sounds - shortcake

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right up my alley BUT I would not know where to start and also have a few questions. I do live in an area with many, many practices, and lots and lots of seniors, so this may work for me. I have just been bought by MQ and I'm really not happy about it. Did this aready and don't want to do it again....

A couple of questions - MT

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What do you do for vacation time or if you are sick? Also, do you have to spend a lot of money to start-up for platforms/programs? Thanks.

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