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Still think OTI isn't going to sell out? Not after some of the recent events. - nm

Posted: Feb 05, 2013

Not sure why you want to stir the pot and upset people. sm - OTIer

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Most people are upset enough about the lack of work, overhiring, some with pay cuts, etc. It does no good to worry about things that we have no control over. If OTI sells, so be it. Nothing I can do about it, and sitting here getting all upset will not help anything.

Maybe getting upset won't help, but I can voice my feelings if I want to. - nm

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And will continue to do so.

What feelings did you voice? Your post only alludes to an OTI sellout nm - with no information to back it up

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What recent events? - ??

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just wondering what is going on. What recent events?

Every place I've ever worked.... - Bear

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this is the slow time of year. Calm down people.

It's not the slowdown anymore, lady. - nm

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not sure where you have worked - but

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that's just insane. This is the BUSY season. August, end of September, December - 40 years on the job - typical slow downs. February? Um no.

I know the holidays are typical slow down periods, but - EVERY WHERE is slow right now, not just OTI..but

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Every where. And the MTs at every company have their ideas or theories as to why it's slow, but who knows. Not just OTI though.

Why it's slow - Not an economist

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Um, has anybody noted we are in the Great Recession? And no, I do not work for (or even like) OTI. Just saying.

I've noted it, but Im not the one posting about how - slow it is or debating when the slow periods are.

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The entire MT stars is flooded with posts about no work, industry wide.

not at all slow in my neck of the woods - not oti

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I'm working on my 10th hour of work and trying not to viscerally react to the - "can you do just a little more" pleas!

January and February are not typical slow periods - Old MT

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I don't know what the reasons are for the current slow down. But, January and February are NOT the typical slow periods.

After too many years working as an MT, the traditional slow periods are the holidays (Nov/Dec) and mid to end of summer (Aug/Sept).

Okay about 3 people so far have posted the same thing. - nm

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No, work is not slow everywhere, just a few I think - sm

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Granted I don't read every single post on the board, but the only companies that I can recall being talked about because they are slow are OTI, M-Modal and Landmark.

Low work at Landmark is not really that unusual. I know since I worked there at one time and ran out of work pretty regularly no matter what time of year it was.

So that leaves low to no work at only OTI and M-Modal, unless I'm missing something somewhere.

There was a thread on the main board a few days ago titled - "No Work Every Where" or something like that.

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someone even posted that their hospital was even slow.

The thread was called "Low census all over the world?" - nm

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nm

thinking you are strategizing - thummper

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Seems to me that the more you get everyone in an uproar, the more people will jump ship, leaving you with more work.

Like someone else said, no point in fretting over what you have no control over anyway. I guess if this is your big concern/worry, then you ought to start looking for work elsewhere.

Until L or I says "we have sold" then I am going to assume that the email they sent telling us they were NOT selling is valid.

My thoughts on this. Work may be slow - at other companies SM

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like M Modal or other larger companies because of offshoring and hospitals switching to EMRs like Epic. Does OTI offshore? If not, do you think they may have started to do this? Of course, they won't tell you. They will tell you nothing. As far as telling you that they are going to sell (as one post suggested) that will never happen. They know if they did, MTs might quit, and this is a time when they need everyone. They have to look as good as possible when selling. They might even overhire to keep the numbers looking good for them. I've been through 2 buyouts and it was same thing each time. When the sale is more or less completed, that is when you will hear about it. I hope this is not what is happening to all of you. I can think of only 2 companies who would buy if this is the case and I work for one of them. I have never been so miserable in my life.

Please - sm

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If you have some pertinent information regarding buy-out and what the recent events are, which some of us have had heard nothing about, please feel free to share. It would possibly be helpful to the rest of us.

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