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what's up with 7cpl and 2nd and 3rd shifts?! - sm

Posted: Jan 03, 2015

I have noticed all these companies now are paying about 7cpl or 7.5 cpl and 3/3.5 for VR. I remember 12 years ago when I first started 7cpl was starting pay for right out of school. I eventually went up to almost 9cpl before transition to Nuance. Of course the pay went down after that and now once again. Back then 9-10cpl was seen and with MTs who had been doing it a while. Are these ads I see for 7cpl just for no experience? I see TTS does that. What if you have a lot of experience. I was making 4.63 cpl with N for VR. Before being with N, I had almost 5. Now its 3?! 3.5?! at these companies that are hiring and still on a cpl pay scale? Why is the pay going so low? I'm thinking that had to do with N making this recent pay change as well. Why pay 8-9 cpl or 5 for VR when most companies now pay 7?! This is crazy to me. Also- what is up with 2nd and 3rd shift being the only shifts companies are hiring for?!?!?! Do they not need anyone in the day anymore?! I only work days/afternoons. I am having such a hard time looking for another job. I feel it's hopeless. If I do find one and am offered just 7 cpl, why even bother changing?!?!?! So discouraging! Usually people work and over the years make more and more and then top out somewhere. In this industry i'm seeing it done backwards. :(

Join the club. Are you new on the board? - Seems like this is sudden and

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surprising to you. I am not saying this in a mean way....just that I'm surprised that you seem to just be coming to this conclusion. Well you are RIGHT - Most of us experienced exactly what you describe...having made upwards of 9cpl in the past WITH production/quality BONUSES (now instead of bonuses there are CUTS and you are "allowed" to make a little more if you have 99% plus submit less than 10% to QA, crappy audio or not)...

The MAIN reason, IMO, is that these MT companies have realized that the more they cut MT pay, the more money they make. They got a taste of paying Indians 3 cents a line or less and now find it very difficult to pay US MTs what they are worth. They know hospitals can be fooled into thinking the work is done right here when it's not. They want the US MTs to train the VR so it will be easier for the non-English-as-first-language Indians to do. Then, they will tell the Indians since now the VR is so good and much easier for them, they will now get 0.5 cents per line.

Another factor, I think, are the newbies who are so excited to work at home and will also accept a very low line rate.

Only when someone starts giving a hoot where our medical info is going will this possibly end.

All my opinion of course, but I think a lot will agree....

Check out the post in the thread below that starts But, imho. - Critical information.

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This is not new to many of us anymore. Go back in time on this board, lots of great information!

Good luck, I wish you well.

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