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Has anyone been able to negotiate a higher VR rate with - Transtech or Transcend? nm

Posted: Jan 22, 2010

Who wants to? Their VR stinks! nm - Sick of it all

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Um, that's why you'd negotiate a higher rate, maybe? - I feel your pain. nm

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DID negotiate! stil so horrible! - Sick of it all

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that sucks! I'm sorry. - nm

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Were you able to get in at a higher rate than 4 cents a line? - nm

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look out! someone will now post that we're lying - anon

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...though we both know it sucks. There sure aren't a lot of jobs out there, though....Uh-oh--I can feel a "so why don't you find another job" snarker coming, as though it was that easy....

So don't contribute to the snarking and sidetrack the thread. - I am interested in the answers here too.

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actually, you're right. If it works for someone... - anon

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...please let me know. I don't think it will, but you never know. I'm just a little frustrated because it seems like every time I (or anyone else) vent frustration about getting screwed by a company (especially this one, and I recognize a snarker here as being higher up in the co.), we get told we need to see Dr. Phil, etc.

This has nothing to do with the original question about whether - these companies negotiate rates. nm

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People are angry. - see below

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THAT's what it has to do with the subject. Does your posting that it has nothing to do with the subject enlighten anyone, either?

If you are angry why not do something about it - VRing

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Change what you have, do another job, if you want to stay in this field, then put your mind to it to make it work for you. God, if I were as unhappy as most here I would just crawl in a hole somewhere.

Their web site says they pay according to skills and experience. - Maybe 4 cpl is just entry level? You can ask. nm

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Nope. That's not it. - VR 4 years and quitting

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It's the going rate. They don't negotiate. Only keep lowering the rate each year.

Most of the time, you can't make an honest dollar in this profession anymore.

My rate was cut in half last year. Before that I was making double the rate and doing fine. Now that a new program is in place, the rate has been guillotined to half. Can't make the quota necessary for full time anymore. Any day now, my company will be putting me on PT because of it.

I used to love VR. Had a good program and made decent $$. No more. Not happy at all.

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