Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 In a message dated 8/7/2003 12:20:26 PM Mountain Standard Time, njburk@... writes: > A key stroke is a key stroke is a key stroke. I think bolding and > underlining should count, as well. Because I do a lot of bolding and > underlining, I base my line on 60 characters with spaces. > I just use a line counting program (I'm an IC) that counts bolds, underlines, caps, and anything else that takes a keystroke to create. (I use Abacus and LOVE it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 I am trying to make a list of the things I want to ask prospective employers if offered a job and would love some help. Since I have been working for the clinic as an employee I feel sort of lost when it comes to working for a company as an at-home MT. I have the basics covered regarding benefits, how and when paid, etc., but what are some things I may be forgetting or overlooking? What are some questions you wish you had asked your employer before you started working for them? Your help is VERY much appreciated, TIA! Sherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 I don't know what your priorities are, but a couple of VERY important questions for me are: 1. Is there almost always enough work to go around? 2. Are benefits tied to performance? In other words, if I don't make my minimum line count one day, or one pay period, will you take away my health insurance? Jayni Questons about work I am trying to make a list of the things I want to ask prospective employers if offered a job and would love some help. Since I have been working for the clinic as an employee I feel sort of lost when it comes to working for a company as an at-home MT. I have the basics covered regarding benefits, how and when paid, etc., but what are some things I may be forgetting or overlooking? What are some questions you wish you had asked your employer before you started working for them? Your help is VERY much appreciated, TIA! Sherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 Standard line count = 65 characters WITH spaces. Questons about work > > > I am trying to make a list of the things I want to ask prospective > employers if offered a job and would love some help. Since I have > been working for the clinic as an employee I feel sort of lost when > it comes to working for a company as an at-home MT. I have the > basics covered regarding benefits, how and when paid, etc., but what > are some things I may be forgetting or overlooking? What are some > questions you wish you had asked your employer before you started > working for them? > Your help is VERY much appreciated, > TIA! > Sherry > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 I know that is standard, but I have seen several companies that don't pay for spaces. My feeling is that if they don't pay for spaces thentheygettranscriptionthatlookslikethis. > Standard line count = 65 characters WITH spaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 A key stroke is a key stroke is a key stroke. I think bolding and underlining should count, as well. Because I do a lot of bolding and underlining, I base my line on 60 characters with spaces. Re: Questons about work > I know that is standard, but I have seen several companies that don't > pay for spaces. My feeling is that if they don't pay for spaces > thentheygettranscriptionthatlookslikethis. > > > > > > Standard line count = 65 characters WITH spaces. > > > > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 As I mentioned in Margaret's email, my computer has been down. I am trying to scurry through all the email I collected. Your's range a bell as one of the Advance articles this month had a list of questions for MTs to ask prospective employers. This is a free magazine and all should be getting it. They have a site on line but I am not sure all the articles appear both on line and in print. Do you have a fax available? I might be able to fax it to you. Or, if possible, I am not sure it will come out clean, I could fax it to me then email it to me and then forward it to you....faxing might work better. Actually, I am not sure if it can be reprinted? Anyone know the copyright laws on a free magazine? Aliceanne At 05:57 PM 8/7/2003 +0000, you wrote: >I am trying to make a list of the things I want to ask prospective >employers if offered a job and would love some help. Since I have >been working for the clinic as an employee I feel sort of lost when >it comes to working for a company as an at-home MT. I have the >basics covered regarding benefits, how and when paid, etc., but what >are some things I may be forgetting or overlooking? What are some >questions you wish you had asked your employer before you started >working for them? >Your help is VERY much appreciated, >TIA! >Sherry > > >Yahoo! Groups >Sponsor<http://rd.yahoo.com/M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=1705\ 216290:HM/A=1524963/R=0/SIG=12o885gmo/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/autoredir?\ camp=556 & lineid=3614674 & prop=egroupweb & pos=HM> > > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 Well, are you interviewing as an independent or as an employee. If independent, I would tell them what I charge and how my rates are computed... I would not ask. Aliceanne At 02:03 PM 8/7/2003 -0400, you wrote: >one I can think of to ask is how do they define a line and do they count >spaces? There are a myriad of ways lines are defined and some aren't >quite so >open about how they determine what is a line until you question them >thoroughly. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 These were two of the many questions in Advance. Aliceanne At 01:04 PM 8/7/2003 -0500, you wrote: >I don't know what your priorities are, but a couple of VERY important >questions for me are: > >1. Is there almost always enough work to go around? > >2. Are benefits tied to performance? In other words, if I don't make my >minimum line count one day, or one pay period, will you take away my health >insurance? > >Jayni > Questons about work > > > I am trying to make a list of the things I want to ask prospective > employers if offered a job and would love some help. Since I have > been working for the clinic as an employee I feel sort of lost when > it comes to working for a company as an at-home MT. I have the > basics covered regarding benefits, how and when paid, etc., but what > are some things I may be forgetting or overlooking? What are some > questions you wish you had asked your employer before you started > working for them? > Your help is VERY much appreciated, > TIA! > Sherry > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 Sherry, I compiled a list of questions on my web site. Feel free to cut and paste it and modify it to your heart's content! www.mt-resources.com Click on " Various Resources " and then " Questions. " S. vtmt@... www.mt-resources.com > As I mentioned in Margaret's email, my computer has been down. I am > trying > to scurry through all the email I collected. Your's range a bell > as one of > the Advance articles this month had a list of questions for MTs to > ask > prospective employers. This is a free magazine and all should be > getting > it. They have a site on line but I am not sure all the articles > appear > both on line and in print. Do you have a fax available? I might be > able to > fax it to you. Or, if possible, I am not sure it will come out > clean, I > could fax it to me then email it to me and then forward it to > you....faxing > might work better. Actually, I am not sure if it can be reprinted? > Anyone > know the copyright laws on a free magazine? > Aliceanne > > At 05:57 PM 8/7/2003 +0000, you wrote: >> I am trying to make a list of the things I want to ask prospective >> employers if offered a job and would love some help. Since I have >> been working for the clinic as an employee I feel sort of lost >> when >> it comes to working for a company as an at-home MT. I have the >> basics covered regarding benefits, how and when paid, etc., but >> what >> are some things I may be forgetting or overlooking? What are some >> questions you wish you had asked your employer before you started >> working for them? >> Your help is VERY much appreciated, >> TIA! >> Sherry >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups >> Sponsor<http://rd.yahoo.com/M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egro upw >> eb/S=1705216290:HM/A=1524963/R=0/SIG=12o885gmo/* >> http://hits.411web.com/cgi- >> bin/autoredir?camp=556 & lineid=3614674 & prop=egroupweb & pos=HM> >> >> >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC- >> unsubscribe >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 One thing I did that really helped me was to ask the Doctor what she paid her previous MT. She readily shared " $10/hour " and I about choked! LOL! I wouldn't take an IC job for even double that--it just doesn't pay with picking up tapes, printing, etc. But, I didn't say that, of course :-). Instead, I told her that I charged by the line and that I felt confident she'd be quite pleased with my rate (I'm always the optimist, can you tell?!! LOL!). I also told her that after one month we could re-evaluate and if she felt my pricing was way out of line we could make an adjustment. After a month she was totally thrilled and SAVING money with me because I'm fast. I suspect the $10/hour woman was doing " typing in her spare time! " Ugh! So, it probably took her 5 to 6 hours to do what I can usually get done in 2 hours or so. Plus, the previous MT would take weeks to get the tapes done. Mine are done within 24 hours. My doc is happy as can be. Just thought I'd share that experience so that people will know not to get discouraged if the doc gives you some low rate that they're ready to pay..... S. vtmt@... www.mt-resources.com > Well, are you interviewing as an independent or as an employee. If > independent, I would tell them what I charge and how my rates are > computed... I would not ask. > Aliceanne > > At 02:03 PM 8/7/2003 -0400, you wrote: >> one I can think of to ask is how do they define a line and do >> they count >> spaces? There are a myriad of ways lines are defined and some >> aren't >> quite so >> open about how they determine what is a line until you question >> them >> thoroughly. >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Alice: Thanks so much for the offer of the Advance article. It arrived the day after I posted that question. LOL > >I am trying to make a list of the things I want to ask prospective > >employers if offered a job and would love some help. Since I have > >been working for the clinic as an employee I feel sort of lost when > >it comes to working for a company as an at-home MT. I have the > >basics covered regarding benefits, how and when paid, etc., but what > >are some things I may be forgetting or overlooking? What are some > >questions you wish you had asked your employer before you started > >working for them? > >Your help is VERY much appreciated, > >TIA! > >Sherry > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups > >Sponsor<http://rd.yahoo.com/M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroup web/S=1705216290:HM/A=1524963/R=0/SIG=12o885gmo/*http://hits.411web.co m/cgi-bin/autoredir?camp=556 & lineid=3614674 & prop=egroupweb & pos=HM> > > > > > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC- unsubscribe > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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