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The good old MT days ... what I miss most - Snow Bunny

Posted: May 30, 2012

Quality, Turnaround, and Price ... pick two!!!

what I miss the most - sm

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Being treated as a human (not a machine), praise call from the boss, RAISES, having primary account!

Flexibility, good pay, local/regional offices...sm - oldtimer

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24/7 QA help via phone, internet paid for, reference books supplied, real incentive pay/rewards.

The good old days for me was just 3 years - ago working for SM

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MDI in Maryland. Great line rate, good primary account, left alone to do my work. Now, I am sick with worry every single day about having phone, electric turned off, feeding the animals, etc. My problem is the VR pay. Anyone who is honest and tracked this in any company would come to the conclusion that the hype about doubling productivity is absolutely not true. Knowing how greedy some in this country have become, I would never expect anyone in any authority to correct this scam on the MTs. I have come to accept the fact that integrity has no place at any MTSO, much less any corporation in this country.

What I miss most about the old days was not having - to worry about money every freaking minute

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of every freaking day. Tallying up my bills for the month: Rent, utilities, car insurance, gasoline, and realizing the total is almost twice what I'm likely to make transcribing this month.

I miss most... - ah

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paid holidays, paid vacation and medical insurance!!

where to begin - cm

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What I miss most is being treated with respect. I miss being the phone calls, being the "go-to" person to make a new facility look good with a fast turnaround and professional looking reports. I miss not worrying of my invoice was going to get paid or my paycheck was going to bounce. And what I miss the most is the amount of pride I had in what I did, knowing I was an integral part of the patient care process.

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