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You call this a raise?? - ilovesheldoncooper

Posted: Feb 21, 2013

I am so discouraged!! My morale has never been lower. I have been with this company for over 3 years and I started off with an embarrassingly low rate, then after a few months, I was given a raise that was equally embarrassing but I was made to feel ungrateful when I said something about it. I have endured living off of $0.07 cpl for almost 3 years now. The only reason I haven't gotten out is because my personal life has been insane through a tough divorce and a job change seemed too much to handle. So I finally got the guts to ask for the first raise in almost 3 years and what did I get? A 3% raise, which comes out to $0.0721. My manager tells me good job, but when I saw that I got tears in my eyes!!!! Why am I working so hard to pump out quality reports when I can't seem to get above minimum wage! I just want to quit!!

at least you got a raise, as little as it is... - I have no work and have had no raise since 2000!

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Supposedly I am topped out. I dont get any straight typing anymore. I only get ASR, but I have had no work for months already and am getting unemployment.

At least you have work, and have a raise. I have been a LOYAL employee for 17 years!!!

:( - ilovesheldoncooper

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Wow, I'm sorry to hear that.

Pay - Just wondering...

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What is the average pay for M*Modal level 3 MTs? It's got to be more than that.

its your states minimum wage. - get used to it.

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nm

pay - anon

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Or less.

HOWdid u get a raise. In a meeting we were - told NO raises in future.

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No raises to all of us. whats the deal?

cheers to getting that raise! - radMT

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In total of 12 years (give or take) I have received a total of 1 raise and then a recent 30% pay cut, as did most others. Also told, no raises, so dont bother asking. And even with ASR that extra $50 to make up each week in earnings is proving quite difficult if nearly impossible.
Cheers to the 0.03cent raise. Obviously there is hope for the rest of us. I applied for govt assistance food allowance. Darn, i need to mail that crap in before my 15 day window is gone. I will take anything at this point just to help out while i search & decide on a new career.

Just email your TSM asking for a raise. They are - sm

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supposed to have an audit performed on you to see if you pass and then you get a 3% raise as long as your attendance, quality, and other criteria are met.

Someone posted months ago when Amy had - sm

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her last conference call that Amy said there would be no more raises given but that person was wrong, probably a troll.

sounds like u r the trol cuz thats exactly - what she said

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nm

well, actually what she said was - 2nd shift

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what she actually said was that there were no plans at this time to return pay to previous levels.

If we're still talking about Amy, she said there will be no raises in the future. - Plain and clear. NM

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Thank you ! at least I know I am not the only - one who heard it.

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you should go back and listen again - 2nd shift

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not that it matters. No plans to return to previous pay rates is pretty much the same as no raises whatsoever.

I got a raise shortly after I started last year and then - asked about 6 months later for

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another one and got it based on the fact that I am tier 3 and was not yet at 10 and 6. They raised me to 9 and 6 and told me that was it, no more raises. I guess it all depends.

tsm was emailed and she emailed back the - exact same thing, no

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no raises will be given

As long as you are under the tier max - other criteria

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That tier max is the big one. It sounds like the OP being a tier 3 was way under the tier 3 max of 10 and 6 so good for her for at least getting something. Why they would not even bump her up to tier 1 rates at 8 and 4 is pathetic. When Amy stated no raises I am pretty sure she meant no raise on tier rates. They have been the same since 2006 and those who were grandfathered in at higher rates are now maxed out on the current tier level pay. So 10 and 6 is the most anyone will get as a tier 3 no matter the experience, no matter what.

I am tier 3 also - mom2huskies

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I asked my new CCM about getting a raise and I told her I was below the max. She flat out told me no raise.

I cannot wait to get away from this company.

Raise - gettingworried

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Congratulations on your raise! At least it's something. I finally decided, after 30 years as an MT, to test for my CMT, because there was a pay increase promised. After I got my certificate, I was given a raise, only to have it taken back two weeks later because it put me over some sort of wage cap, which I found out is not exactly the case.

My CCM told me there are no raises. - mom2huskies

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I can understand how you feel. I finally decided to go back to school so I can get out of transcription.

I really hope things improve for you.

raise - mona

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You shouldn't complain. I have been with this company for almost 20 years and havent gotten a raise in probably 10. Jeeze, be happy you got anything

Is that for SR or straight transcription? - anon

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If it's SR, that is a LOT more than most of us are making, and I have been in this game for 15+ years now.

That's what I want to know. - sm

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I wish she would have told us. It's too low to be transcription rate, isn't it? It would have to be SR, I would think. I can't believe a rate would be that low for transcription but who knows...

That's $50/month if you are making line counts - at FT w/benefits.

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or $600/year.

0.0021x24,000=$50.40.

That would pay my water bill or half my electric or half my cable/internet or half my car insurance or half my land taxes or half my homeowner's insurance.

I was at my previous job for 5 years without a raise at all so I'd be grateful for it.

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