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No work on Saturday morning??? Come on..Really!!! Nothing like sm - shortcake

Posted: Jan 19, 2013

leaving a great party early on Friday night becuase I have to work very early Saturday morning, drag myself out of bed, drink coffee to wake up, begin work only to run out after earning about $30!! I really feel like a fool. This would not be so bad if we did not have such strict schedules, although who is actually working their schedules anymore? Seems as if MModal has its cake and eats it too.

Holiday weekend, No school on Monday. I am assuming - Doctors all on weekend vacation. NM

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P.S. Work dried up by 8 pm last night, when usually - my account has a backlog on Fridays. NM

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How does holiday = low work!? People still get sick, hospitals, ER - still busy, emerg surgeries still done. nm

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Been doing this for 10 years, every 3 day weekend, holiday, etc. - is slow.

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Of course there are emergencies and some people in the hospital, but they don't schedule things on those days, and they probably run with minimal staff. It is ALWAYS slow on a 3-day weekend or holiday. There are very few surgeons dictating in my account on weekends even on a regular weekend.

I have been doing it longer than that, and I dont agree, but then, - I dont drink their Kool-Ade. nm

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weekends are always slow, 3 day weekends are worse - NM

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If weekends are always slow, why do we all have to - WORK WEEKENDS?

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That is just plain ridiculous! Every flippin company wants Tues-Sat or Sun-Thu! Why do you think that is? Is it because weekends are slow? NO!!!

No, it is because if they didn't make us, no one would - and then

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the few jobs that come in would not get done. Then to be fair, they make everyone work. Anybody who thinks weekends are as busy as the week are crazy to think so. The most my account has had to day are 7 jobs at a time, when normally there are around 40. I just thank my lucky stars I only have to work 4 hours on Saturday. I work on Hospital accounts, maybe some clinics are open, but the ones around here aren't open on Saturdays. There is no way you can get an appointment here on a Saturday.

First, calm down....then think about it... - none

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This is a 24/7 deal, right? So, coverage on the weekend is to make sure that MM can ensure contractural turn-around times. It doesn't mean that we all have to cover it because there is work. And, I would imagine that, MM has to require a weekend day from us for that reason and that reason alone. Otherwise, it is slower, always. Apparently, we need to agree to disagree.

I agree with you. Been doing this for 27 years. - Does not get slow.

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During 3 day holidays. I guess then it depends on what accounts. My account has ERs and they are swamped on holidays. Yet, I'm not getting the work. Somebody is and it is not our United States group.

16 years of doing this and long weekends/holidays are always slow. No Kool-Aid, just a fact. - anon

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Just because you hate your job and your life, doesn't mean you have to fudge the truth.

This business has always been and always will be feast or famine. Holidays/long weekends have always been slower.

Yes, hospitals are open but clinics are not and no elective surgeries are scheduled. Hospitals will also do a "low census" and discharge as many people as they can before the weekend/holiday hits. These are facts.

Do they close the hospitals so the doctors can go - on holiday??? nm

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I know for a fact that the hospitals around here are extremely busy, espeically ER, due to flu. sm - shortcake

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The work is there, we're just not getting it!!

Don't ding me on typos!!!! nm - shortcake

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I have to say....no, I don't work my schedule... - noneya

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anymore because I don't have work. I sign on at weird times to try and find work anymore. One of my accounts is gone baby gone. I haven't seen it for a month now. I feel guilty cuz I wouldn't like it if someone were working my hours to get work but...what we gonna do? I think the least they could do for us is tell us when the accounts go away! My husband told me last night, don't worry about working there any more, it's not worth the tiny paycheck. I am going to be doing my resume today instead of work and I won't call in either. They DON'T KNOW if I am at work or not. I have taken a day here or there and never heard about it!

Same here. My husband says the same thing but would rather see me - shortcake

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get laid off or fired so I can collect SUI while looking for something else. I love working at home but everything that I loved about it has been taken away and the stress is overwhelming sometimes with all this time spent waiting for work that never comes and being committed to a schedule and not earning any money. Good luck to you!!!

Tell hubby they will never ever lay you off and will go - to great lengths not to fire you. nm

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I'm afraid you are correct. nm - shortcake

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I think I am done - paying the

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"let's make up the time game." We all have scheduled hours for a reason and then the majority of us anymore run out of work and then everyone works whenever so they can make some money so then the next day it starts all over again. I filed partial claim with UE and no worky then no makey up. They can kiss my ***. The days of me being a dedicated employee are all over. They do not do anything to help us have work. And Amy and her false promises of we are going to try to make it so people aren't bouncing around as much and all of her other lies. Well....they can all bite me!!!

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