Re: Finding an IC on internet

JulieW8 wrote:

> > rates as low as 7 cents per net line. Even our top rates fall
> >below industry standard.
>
> No xenophobia, Deborah, just disgust at the cut-rate, cut-throat
> approach and I don't care what the last name is or where the business
> and/or transcriptionsts ares located. It gives us all a bad name.

Cut rate? Have you been looking at some of the help wanted listings
lately? Our rate of pay is at worst, average, certainly far from the
lowest being offered. I saw more than one entry level position being
offered at 6.5 cents per line, and hourly rates for experienced people
as low at $7-8 dollars an hour, one even offered only $6.50. Should
they pay beginners or those with less experience, or no experience in
the specialty 12-14 cents per line simply because _you_ think _you_ are
worth more? Does that make good business sense?

We also charge, and pay, quite a bit more for specialized work (acute
care, for example). Do you charge all your clients the same rate
regardless of the specific nature of the specialty or dictation
methods? I suspect you don't.

Do you go in quoting your top rate to every possible client? Or do you
try to match the rate(s) up with the client and pay with the
qualifications of the employee?

And yes, it is xenophobic to post little more than (paraphrase), "This
looks like an Indian company with a Virginia address."

> >>Lancesoft combines superior technology with the best MT team in the
> >>industry, offering 12-24 hour turn around, 98% accuracy, and our
> >>guarantee that you will be 100% satisfied with our output.
>
> but in the next breath...
>
> >Our MT division is new,

New is relative - it's been operational less than a year, but did not
start yesterday. As noted previously, I have the utmost faith in my
friend who brought me into the company. If she says they can do the
job, I have no doubt but that they can. She has 20 plus years
experience in the field, including running two different mid-sized MT
companies. She knows this business as well, if not better, than
anybody in this group.

> Ack! I'm going back to work. I can't stand this.

It's good that you have some. A lot of qualified MTs don't. That's
because there are more MTs than there are lines out there.

Look - I'm a bleeding heart liberal. I want white-collar unions for
goodness sake. But the bottom line is that supply and demand is going
to play a large role in what businesses will offer to their employees.
Actual "work from home" jobs are rare, and there are more and more
people who want to be able to telecommute. There are going to be
trade-offs for their ability to do so. Heck, I would work for 1/5th of
what I'm worth in order to never have to leave the house.

Your mileage may vary.

(Yes, pun intended.)

Deborah

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