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Could they be taking even more pay - from us now?

Posted: Mar 07, 2014

I checked my pay stubs and, granted, I still was getting production bonus 5-6 months ago, but my pay has decreased so much, like $400-500. Sometimes I wonder what all those "delays" with "uploading the lines" are.

Honestly, this company has made me literally into a minimum wage worker. Thanks a lot, Nuance, you will soon get your wish and I will have to subsidize my income with food stamps at this rate. I guess that is your objective, more profits for you, spread the poverty so our taxes are making up for the pay you have taken from us by using us as your own personal ATMs and funneling money from hard working skilled professionals (yes we are) to your overstuffed pockets.

I can't qualify for food stamps because I own my home, but - sm

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I am close to losing my home very soon because I cannot pay my mortgage on half of my previous pay. I can't refinance either because I don't make enough money to qualify for a new loan. I know of at least 3 other MLSs in the same situation and some who have already lost their homes and everything they own. This company is ruthless and coldhearted. Why can't the TSMs, COMs and HR people stand up for us? We're your bread and butter, too, you know. Come on, speak up and be an advocate for us. We make YOU look good. And PLEASE, give us work. Don't overhire and don't put us on so many accounts that we can't keep things straight in our heads.

Addendum to above about food stamps. - sm

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Without giving out too much info, I would also like to mention that I live in one of the most affordable cities in America and the average rent for a 1-bedroom apartment is more than my mortage payment. I guess that will leave me homeless or living in a ghetto neighborhood.

So you dislike this why? - Never fails to amaze me

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What the heck is that about? Honestly, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but what about this person's poor situation THANKS TO NUANCE is worth kicking her when she is down?

Dislike - sickened

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Don't take it personally, HR, specifically "L.E." is known to troll this board and dislike any true statements regarding Nuance that expose them for the ruthless company they are.

Don't worry. They'll get their dues come Judgment Day. - Would hate to be them.

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As long as they sit pretty, they don't give a rip about us.

Yes, true. LE from HR is an absolute troll, warts and all. - hatethatbeotch

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I wish I could be there when they hand her her walking papers, which from what I gather won't be too long.

I heard that, too. - They always "clean house"

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after acquisitions. She better watch out for that karma.

response to above - Pollyanna

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It happened to me - lost my home, don't have income to do anything anymore.

I did not know you could not get food stamps - if you own your own home

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Well, we are also struggling to pay our mortgage so perhaps that's a matter of time too.

I just can never get why they have to take so MUCH pay away. If they want to offshore to India, fine, do that, but don't use that excuse to cut our pay so much, because we all know we are never going to be able to compete with India and, if they were ever honest about it, they might have to admit we do have incredible expertise and skill that is still necessary and will most probably be necessary at least for another few years. Those of us left doing this painstaking difficult work should be compensated better, not worse.

I have asked and received no answer, but it seems to me that a lot of the dictators have gone to that front-end ESR or whatever you call it already, because the remaining dictators are either heavily-accented ESL that the speech engine cannot process OR the American dictators that are just a big mess, mush mouth, lazy brain, speak inexplicably fast in bursts, etc. It has gotten so there are very few enjoyable dictators to transcribe anymore.

I guess the reason I received no answer is if they acknowledge we are transcribing difficult work, they might have to acknowledge we deserve MORE for it, not less, and they would never do that.

I have also noticed that when we become overstaffed due to some other MLS account being lost or gone to ESR or elsewhere, the cherry picking is outrageous. I have seen initials on a job transcribing, then they drop the bad jobs and take other ones and I really wish they would just shut that facility down because it is just not fair. If we all knew we had to take what comes next it would be so much less demoralizing.

I have come to the conclusion that as far as the pay cuts, they are doing it because they can, for no other reason. They do not need to cut our pay to compete $-wise, they could offload the work to India if they wanted that. It is just the rule of increasing profits at any cost, if you can do it without being noticed, do it, who cares who gets hurt. The MBA at the shareholder meeting who effected all the cuts will get applauded and there is literally no one looking out for our interests.

It may vary from state to state. - sm

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Another factor is if you have any type of savings account. I'm not sure what the cut-off would be. When I went to the state website to see if I qualified, I was turned down. I assumed it was because I owned my home, but it may be because I have a little savings left in the bank, or maybe a combination of both. All I know is that I did not qualify and it was NOT because of my income.

food stamps - dirt poor

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I own my home and I qualified for food stamps in my state. Maybe it varies depending on where you live.

I was able to refi with the Obama home program. It dropped my mortgage down by 2 points. I would definitely seek to refi. I used the stated income program and did not have to produce a tax form for the new loan.

So glad for you. - sm

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I was told by the bank if I was upside down on my loan, I would have been able to do the Obama home program, but I was not upside down. I guess that's a good thing, but it doesn't really help me in the big picture. Yes, the food stamp program must vary, but it's always worth trying again. Maybe things have changed since I last checked, which was about a year ago.

II was denied before but they reversed it and gave me the single rate $15 - live in Florida, own home

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don't know if it was that I made so little with Nuance last year or because I had high medical expenses. They never explained why. Got a denial letter, then two weeks later received card and approval letter.

I can't qualify for food stamps.... - 7th child

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Reading your post makes me so angry. I am lucky because my job is a secondary one, with my husband being the main breadwinner. Otherwise, I too would be screwed. I make half of what I used to. We have no breathing room any more, can just barely make our bills. I have two friends who HAVE lost their homes. One had to lose her condo and move back home with her 90 year old mother. The other had to move to an apartment and can barely afford that. Our CEO is a multi-millionaire and the 16th richest CEO in the country. It makes me sick how they don't care about us, we are as expendable as toilet paper.... God Bless you. I hope things get better for you. I have to keep looking for a new job but it has been very difficult.

All these posts give me an idea for a new reality TV show - see msg

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Seriously!

You know how they have Undercover Boss? Well we should all start a TV show called Bank to Broke. It will be about CEOs of big corporations trading places with us bottom of the barrel working schlubs. We switch places with them for a month! We get their job title, responsibilities, pay, hoidy toidy everything and they get ours. Our job, our pay, our bills, and then see if they're still sane after 30 days! AND if they quit before the time is up they have to pay us a HUGE bonus! Like alot of money! Like pay off your house kinda money (at least)!

Who's with me?

I agree. - Pollyanna

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I couldn't agree more. I'm in that boat too.

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