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Tier pay at M*Modal - alic

Posted: Dec 15, 2012

What determines tier 3 pay at .09 versus .10 per line for transcribing and .05 versus .06 for ASR?

How does one advance to higher pay within grade 3 tier at M*M?

I think you would have to ask for a raise - nothing determines levels

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I was a buy-out, and made a lot more than MModal pays, so I am at the top, but this was still a cut in pay.

I think others either were bought out but at a lower pay, or were hired lower than the top.

There is no rhyme or reason as to what they do around here.

You could ask for a raise, but I would not hold my breath.

See message - sm

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for one, you would have to ask for a raise. I am tier 3 and when I started, I started out at 4 cpl editing and 9 straight typing.

I asked for a raise based on the fact that I was tier 3 and just could not make any money at 4 cpl since the bulk of my work was editing. They then raised me to 5 cpl. Well again, since I was only doing mainly editing, I asked for another raise a few months later and they gave me 6 cpl and told me no more raises. They never raised my straight typing rate, just my editing rate, but I was content with that since I mostly do editing anyway.

A friend of mine is also tier 3 and she makes 5 cpl editing and 10 cpl straight typing.

As far as getting a raise goes, the first time was pretty easy, but the second time I had to jump through hoops. I guess it depends on the situation. They also will look at your years of experience, length of time with company, quality of work etc.

My friend who makes 10 cpl for straight typing has been doing this longer than me so, I am guessing thats the reason why she makes 10 cpl for straight typing and I only make 9.

Not doing MT anymore, but - See msg

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In the "good old days" I was making 10.6 for straight typing, and there was no ASR.

I went into their QA Dept, back when it meant something, and was making $20/hour. I was a happy girl, but then they started the NJA crud where even QA people had no work and we had to use our vacation time. Back then, there was no transcribing plus QA work. If QA ran out, that was it, couldn't type.

When I heard about all the changes, the restructuring to MME stuff and all, I got the heck out of MQ, went to a smaller place, where they paid my 9 for straight typing 6 for ASR editing. They went mostly ASR after a year or so, then that place got acquired by MQ/MM, whatever, and I got slammed back into MQ/MM.

Put up with their nonsense for 8 months, then left MT all together.

In the "good old days" I was a home-based transcriptionist for - a hospital making $16 an hour plus

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incentive, which put me right around $20 per hour. I had the same luxuries of working from home only with good hourly pay and awsome incentive.

Never knew or cared much about MTSOs until we were outsourced. Now those were the "good old days."

I believe the OP's question was about tier pay and how to get a raise, not - the good old days. NM

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So you strictly have to stay with - what the OP posts?

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I don't think so. What's wrong with reminiscing? Happy Christmas, Scrooge!

I dont like hearing bout old days, ++ yrs experience. Not relevant - for today. Talk how we can SM

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increase our cpl now, how we can improve our situation now. How great it was back them has nothing to do with today. So what, who cares?

Excuse me, didnt know this was YOUR forum - and we could only talk

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what YOU like to talk about. So you go first, how can we increase our cpl and our situation now?????

I just said what I didnt like. Didnt say anything about what others - could or could not post. nm

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If you dont like hearing about it, dont read it - pretty simple

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History repeats itself, so history is relevant.

Yes, and you too. Think telephone operators are waiting for - rotory phones to come back? nm

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Who cares about the good old days? - outahere

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Those of us who put in the time, sweat and dedication to our profession to build this industry care. WE aren't relevant to those who make all the big money off our effort. With a little luck, YOU will one day find yourself IRRELEVANT too and wonder why no one cares.

AfreakinMEN !!! - couldnt agree more

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So sick of the newer MTs whining.

They are the ones who are helping ruin this profession by accepting crappy low line rates because THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT WE USED TO GET PAID.

That's why they don't want us to talk about the old days...... because it makes them feel crappy working for minimum wage in a profession that used to be worth a damn.

I am far from a new MT, but why dwell in the past? Those days - are gone forever. Move on. nm

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I hope you get a raise. - mom2huskies

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However, I would not hold my breath. They only give raises to the higher ups like Vern and Amy. Mmodal does not care about us MTs.

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