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Decreased wages, increased LPH - sick and tired

Posted: Jan 07, 2015

In the past 4 years, my productivity requirements have risen 40 LPH, in 2014 our productivity bonus was taken away, now in 2015 our passing QA scores have been increased. I feel sorry for anyone entering the MT field these days.

Me too because it used to be a great field - SM

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They don't even realize how good we used to have it. We used to be respected, treated fairly, compensated fairly, and we used to get bonuses just for showing up to work.

Maybe it is a blessing that they don't know what we know. Nuance, it's all pretty much your fault. You and the rest of the Indian companies who have pulled us down to the depths of despair.

In the past and still now I have people ask me all the time... - jodi

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about my field of work and want to know how to get into it. I tell them forget it, no money in it. Yup, I've been doing that for a few years now, because it's true. So, if we all do that, eventually it will turn around, be what it used to be. I believe, and I hang in there because I love what used to do and keep the faith that I will love it again.

hmmm - too old for this game

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sounds like we work at the same company. they were suppose to re-visit re-instating the bonus.........wonder when that is going to happen. It takes a whole year for that to happen, huh? Probably will make where hardly anybody can get the bonus anymore. I use to hit it almost every pay period.

hmmmm - too old for this game

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sounds like we work for the same company. They were suppose to re-visit re-instating a new bonus plan. Probably, they will make it where hardly anybody can make the bonus anymore, if they re-instate it at all. I use to make bonus almost every pay period.

It doesn't make sense, produce more with a higher accuracy rate but - the faster you go...

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the greater potential for error.

MTSO - mickey mouse

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The MTSOs don't care, for them its all about money and God forbid you should make a mistake trying to meet all of their ridiculous requirements! Meanwhile, we correct doctor's mistakes all the time...............

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