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got new benefit ltr today :( - SOSDD

Posted: Feb 06, 2013

all stats way up...benefit rate way down. Going to have to do some digging and calling to see how they justified this current pay cut. But on the bright side, it makes me more determined than ever to get out of this mess.

My went down too. - mom2huskies

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I guess they did not factor the multiple accounts that I have to keep learning plus the OOW situation. I am glad that I went back to school. Hoping to get out of MT soon.

Mine went up. - nm

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Mine went up also - nm

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It is just based on your lines per hour, nothing else. - nm

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Which is why you dont want to stay logged in if not working, - i.e. potty break, snack time, laundry, etc nm

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Exactly. If you are working while punched in with - minimal distractions then

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then you will have a higher benefit rate. I know how to make my stats higher by putting a book on the foot pedal and letting it go when I get up to go to bathroom and setting it to a lower speed etc. (there are ways).

But at the same time, you have to have high production and average a decent amount consistently on a daily basis to make benefit rate go up.

I tried that, but this company gets you - when not using the keyboard.

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You have to actually get a ball and chain and tie yourself to the desk. Also a toilet right next to your chair, a refrigerator and microwave too. :)

Well, I clock out for potty breaks etc and my rate went up. - MM must surely be happier about paying SM

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me more if they can pay you less.

Actually, my rate went up $2.53. I just type - too fast by using my toes too.

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:) Hahahahaha.

That's fine if you're part-time. If you're already working 8 hours a day though, who - wants to work longer than that?? nm

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HUH? Nobody said anything about working more than your - shift. nm

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If you log out every time you have an idle moment, you're going - sm

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to have to work way past your 8 hour window to make up for it.

Just email TMC and tell her what you are doing, logging out - for potty breaks, snacks, etc SM

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But you should be putting in a good effort working the hours you agreed to. TMC will not begrudge you time for breaks as long as you dont want to be logged off for hours. If you would rather do laundry, or whatever else, during the time you are scheduled to work, then your PTO rate should be low. Even tho we work from home, this is a regular job and an employee should be able to expect you to work during that time. Employer has no right to expect you to work more than your scheduled hours.

This whole constant logging in and out thing is silly. - sm

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What's the point of obsessing that much over it & spending that much time worrying about it when it only affects a few PTO days a year... Hardly seems worth it.

I dont obsess and my rate went up $4.00. Definately - worth it. nm

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Benefit Rate - Anon

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Just got my benefit letter - shockarooni - since starting VR, my rate is literally about half of what it was before.

My production stats were up too for the months - go figure

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MModal mentioned but my benefit rate dropped very low. I was shocked when I saw my new minimum wage benefit rate. My first thought was to get out of here too. My day is ruined once again by MModal.

Benefit rate - nona

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Even though I do twice the M modal "normal" mine only went up 35 cents. It still is a joke.

A joke and another way to steal our money. - go figure

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mine went down too :( nm - MT

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Really has not much to do with stats. Based on your - lines per hour. nm

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lines per hour - monan

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My lph are 450 so how come I make less than $13.00 an hour benefit rate? Doesn't make sense to me.

Geesh, that means you are making - less than 3 cpl???

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You are practically paying the company to work for them! I would call HR and ask what the heck are they talking about!!!!! Yet, the bigwigs all get raises and make 1.5 million a year, not including bonuses. There are like 16 of them on the board and Miss Princess Amy makes more than 350,000 a year!

Bottom line, benefit rate is based on LPH. if you want - to increase you benefit rate SM

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you better figure out what you need to do to increase your LPH. Simple as that. You can have all the excuses why you cant do that, but until you figure something out that works for you, you PTO rate will be low.

for rad it is based on average of how many reports - azmt

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per hour. I am happy to say mine went up $1.50 an hour. yay! I did work really hard this 6 months. I have done a lot better though. At least I am making at least twice minimum wage for my state. I hope things get better for all of you.

bottom line is they want Every One down as - low as they can go, if

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your not, you soon will be. that is the bottom line. once your there, your BR will stay the same year after year. O, unless your state minimum wage raises. doubtful. that is the bottom line. If you LPH raises, there will be changes made to decrease it. that is the bottom line.

So not true. Many go up, mine did. Up to each one, if they - want to find a way to make their SM

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rate go up. Again, you can have all the excuses in the world why you cant/they wont/it wont work and your rate will stay low. Or you can figure out what you need to do to make it go up.

This is one of the reasons I stay with MM. To see just how I can beat them at their own game.

lol,what a joke, beat them at their game.funny. - i am still laughing.

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go ahead. you will soon see.

I saw when I was bought out. Figured out how to tweek MM - to benefit me. It can be done, SM

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just think outside the box and keep your head down. I feel for those who cant figure out what works best for them in life and MM.

well let the secret out. If you figured it out, - tell us.

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help us out, tell the secret

Heck, no. If all start, it wont work. I took the time to - learn how to tweek system, sm

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you can take the time. Why should I tell you all I did to get to this point? YOU figure out what works for you. This is part of the problem, some wanting others to do the hard work, to hand them a paycheck they did very little to earn.

Working off the clock is frowned upon in this establishment - love that E trade baby

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Yes there are ways to tweak and most of them will get you fired if caught. Working the shift differential or taking advantage of OT will help boost your rate legally.

No working off clock here. Work strictly my shift - doing what MM pays me to do. Nuff said. nm

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dont brag if you're not going to share - go away nm

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I am trying to show what is possible and encourage any - who has the cahones to SM

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take the bull by the tail and make MT work for them. Sorry if you aren't one of those who have a take charge attitude.

without actually saying anything - how about a hint?

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exactly which system do you claim to be tweaking? How do you know I don't have a take charge attitude? Maybe I just haven't figured out how to cheat the way you have.

Silly girl. No cheating here. Think outside - the box. nm

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Cheating? - anony

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Me thinks something wrong with this. Thinking if she does not want to "share," she is doing something contradictory to company policies. Careful, Karma is wicked.

oh - think outside your own box

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you don't have a secret and I'm getting bored now.

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