Dr. Phil Pays Less Than In N' Out Burger

TMZ found an interesting listing on EntertainmentCareers.net, for a part-time job at the Dr. Phil show. The kicker is what the job entails, and how much he is willing to pay this employee. The ad offers positions available for weekends (Saturday and Sunday), or the graveyard shift (11PM - 7AM).

The job is for a transcriber and requirements to gain employment are: previous experience and typing speed of 60 words per minute. The best part is the starting salary, a whopping $8.00 an hour, or roughly $16,000 dollars a year.

Now we can't help but compare these numbers to those that Dr. Phil just spent on his son's wedding. Let's assume that the good doctor spent $400,000 on the reception (which is pretty low by celebrity standards) and he had 400 people attend. That is $1000 a head. His new employee would have to work over 3 weeks just to sit down at the table! Plus, if this person tried to throw the same kind of fab wedding soiree, they would have to work for 25 YEARS! That means the average 22 year-old applicant would be 47 before they could cover the cost of the wedding.

All interested applicants should contact Todd Klotz at CBS/Paramount.



Tags: Dr. Phil, Dr.Phil, Paramount

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16. Do You have any Idea how much managers at in-n-out make over $100,000.00 Plus Bonuses. Thats pretty good for filping burgers. Just to start you make $9.50 an hr. Better than a Mcjob.

Posted at 3:40PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Lu

17.
Living in California , is very expensive . A typist should be paid $25.00 an hour and Overtime. There work counts for something.
Dr Phil shouldnt be taking his expensive vacations and start thinking about his employees, they've to live too. Actors and Actress are all overpaid....................................

Posted at 7:22PM on Aug 25th 2006 by justpicky

18. Real transcriptionists can make over $100K a year (depending on their speed and work type). Hourly, it usually starts at $15/hr. as they are language specialists to boot. (I run a transcription service.) CHEAP is putting it mildly. He's GOT to be kidding.

But then, he calls himself a "DOCTOR" too, which is farce in itself. He must think the prestige of transcribing for him is worth working for free. What a prick. And why do people take advice from a NOT psychiatrist? Why do people watch this show at all? Says something about America.

Posted at 4:21PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Tree

19. I doubt Phil knows anything about staff salaries. But he should, ultimately it is his responsibility. Wonder how long before he outsources it to India?

He is the creepiest guy in television. They should revoke his medical licence.

Posted at 4:24PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Dan

20. I should clarify on the hourly. Transcriptionists are generally paid either by transcription line or by hour (if it's an extremely badly managed company, they pay by the hour). Most have an hourly rate and then production bonuses, so they're paid more when they produce over a basic quota. Just paying by the hour alone, is rediculous in itself...because some folks transcribe 100 pages an hour and some 2. So they have no business sense in offering an hourly rate at all, much less a minimum wage one. What a joke.

Posted at 4:25PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Tree

21. I should clarify on the hourly. Transcriptionists are generally paid either by transcription line or by hour (if it's an extremely badly managed company, they pay by the hour). Most have an hourly rate and then production bonuses, so they're paid more when they produce over a basic quota. Just paying by the hour alone, is rediculous in itself...because some folks transcribe 100 pages an hour and some 2. So they have no business sense in offering an hourly rate at all, much less a minimum wage one. What a joke.

Posted at 4:24PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Tree

22. #12 No body like's the spelling police. U want 'good' grammer go elsewhere, this is a blog geeze!

Posted at 10:41AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Tucson

23. That'd be grammAR..... :) I think that person was trying to prove a point, that the field requires an edjumicated person. :)

Posted at 4:38PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Spelling Police

24. #20... "nobody" is all one word, as well.

Posted at 4:39PM on Aug 25th 2006 by ME

25. Dr. Ass Phil is running and laughing all the way to the bank. He could give a rat ass about his staff or guess, or his family image. Now that dum ass Jay is married to a porn star. Dr. Ass Phil will start writing books on how to meet, fuck,make a porn star your wife. Robin will be on the cover with her new porn star daughter in law. And his book will be #1. Then he can pay his staff more money$$$

Posted at 4:57PM on Aug 25th 2006 by shell

26. So I think it's pretty s***ty how they sarcastically include my brother's name at the bottom of it. Can he sue if he starts getting harassing phone calls and such?

Posted at 4:54PM on Aug 25th 2006 by e

27. likes doesn't require an apostrophe.

Posted at 5:06PM on Aug 25th 2006 by l

28. Note to #13. You said Dr. Phil ran up a bill of $1500, gave the waitress a $100 tip and that makes him a great guy? For your information, 15% is the going rate for tips but since he kept her there past closing as you stated, he should have tipped her at least $300 or 20%. And another thing, he has advice for everyone else's marriage but failed at his own. He's a fat phony.

Posted at 5:44PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Sal Z

29. dr phil is cool. you all are jealious. find god. nothing nice 2 say dont say it

Posted at 6:41PM on Aug 25th 2006 by jeanne

30. With $ 8 an hour, i guess the prospective employee wil have to live in a shelter. Damn, thats called "Sucking you untill you are dry and dead". people who think $ 8 is reasonable enough, well God Bless You.

Posted at 1:33PM on Aug 26th 2006 by Sonam

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