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Who has come back to MQ and glad they did. - sm

Posted: Oct 11, 2009

I am getting my foot back in the water on a PT basis. Have tried about 4 other companies out there and didn't find a better fit yet.

I know all companies have good and bad, but all the changes MQ made that enticed me to leave are now being instituted by other companies too. It is like MQ was the leader of the pack and they all thought --- Hummm, if they can, so can we.

I came back and glad I did - Grass not always greener

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I came back 2 years ago because I found the other companies (3 I worked for) were worse than MQ in some ways. You are right, the other companies are mostly the same as far as instituting ASR (at much lower pay rate than MQ I might add), and most of them off-shore as MQ does. I found better communication at MQ, better cpl, better pay for ASR, comparable benefits, and MUCH BETTER PTO. MQ bridged my time after being gone for 2 years and I get the maximum PTO, which is much better than the other companies offer. The most important reason I came back was that with the other companies I was often out of work and at MQ I have rarely been out of work. I also get more cpl than I did at the other companies. I got put into a very good BOB this time around and am very happy and making a decent living finally after having tried some of the other national companies out there...the grass is definitely not greener on the other side of MQ.

I also had a couple of IC positions while away from MQ and, while the pay was way better, often times paydays were very irregular and I could not depend on them, and I was working it seems 24/7. I like now having a regular schedule and not having to worry about what is left in the que at the end of the day and having paid time off.

glad to be back - suzanne

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Glad to be back at MQ. At other place, management permitted QA & team lead to directly email and actually phone MTs and display condescending/patronizing/rude attitudes, not to mention giving confusing, vague instruction. MQ is a more professional operation--no one-on-one with egos/personalities involved--just feedback that can be read and ''re-listened to''---very helpful. MQ is a more professional operation in general and am glad to be back.

glad? - anon

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wow - you must have a different CTL, CCM than me because this is the opposite from my region. I get vague instructions, never know who will call me and they are all RUDE. What region are you in? They are always asking me to change my schedule as if I work 24/7 for MQ. I do have a life besides MQ. Professional? Hmmmmm....

I know. Both of these posts were too-good-to-be-true. - WiseMT

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Not 1 negative either implied or stated, and these posters (if there are more than 1) are definitely describing a MQ that vanished a good 5+ years ago. Sounds honestly like a recruiter post disguised as a nice topic post. Seriously. I am not paranoid, just too wise to MQ tricks. They are NOT describing company-wide conditions, but rather our past or our dream-world future.

Specifically asked about those who were GLAD they came back. - sm

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That might explain why there were no negative posts.

Not trying to be belligerant, but your personal experience/opionion of MQ does not necessarily represent the entire work force either.

Have a nice day.

Glad to be back??? - penelope54

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I have to beg to differ. When I was with MQ they WERE condescending/patronizing/rude attitudes, not to mention confusing. Never got a answer back and when I did it was 2 to 3 weeks later. The pay was awful. I was making anywhere from 1200 to 1500 every two weeks and when I had quit I was making anywhere from 600 to 800 on ASR. I work with a company now when I do make a mistake, they send the report back and at the end of each report tell me how much they appreciate me and all my hard work. I never got that from MQ. I have been doing this for 38 years and I believe I work for a really good company now and can make as much as I want, work as many hours as I want (I do have to work from Sunday through Thursday or Tuesday through Saturday) The benefits are not quite as good as MQ, but I get PTOs and I can take off a holiday any time I want. I know this is my opinion, but I would NEVER go back to MQ

so, those who are glad to be back at MQ, do tell - sm

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which companies were so much worse than MQ so the rest of us can avoid them...

Do you have to take the test if you apply again? nm - Not ruling anything out for the future

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