| Brenda C. Nygren 2005-01-31, 11:17 am |
| Okay, proof this to read below as: "net pay is not what I consider
acceptable". Thanks, Brenda
Brenda C. Nygren wrote:
> Maybe that's my problem --- When I had my local clients, they were
> pretty much great dictators (or I whipped them into shape  ), but that
> gig came with an unpredictable workload each day, and I did not take
> more than a long weekend off for about ten years (not worth coming back
> from a vacation to the overload of work).
>
> Now, I'm working as an IC for two services. In one case, there's not
> enough work to go around, so I waste time on a fishing expedition. In
> the other situation, the work involves boatloads of clerical nonsense
> that really slows down the production, and the company has squeezed me
> into a semi-schedule commitment, not what I consider appropriate for IC
> status. There just does not seem to be any way to win.
>
> I'm now working equivalent hours to when I had local clients, getting
> paid what I consider fair line rates, but due to conditions I can't
> control, the net pay is not what I consider unacceptable. For the one
> service, the line count per hour/ minutes of dictation per hour are not
> my normal average (another issue -- something fishy?).
>
> The old MQ line about "but you get to work in your jammies" just doesn't
> cut it with me. That's my heat and electric bill, my computer, my
> reference materials, my DSL and phone lines, my check that pays the
> health insurance, my expenses. The MTSO doesn't have to fork out much
> for the luxury of my working at my home office. I figure the only
> advantages are the savings of not putting mileage on the car and not
> putting up with office politics --- oh, but we all know there can be
> long distance political games.
>
> I'm dreaming of a full day of a perfect dictator.
>
> Glad you're getting good work, Neal. It's good to know there are some
> MTs out there still happy and not getting shafted. I've just noticed
> that a ton of MT acquaintances have been getting disgusted over the last
> year, people I never dreamt would tell me that they hate their work.
>
> Have a good one. Brenda
>
> Neal wrote:
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