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Dear employer: Today's pet peeve - MsMagoo
Posted: Nov 13, 2010
I've been a transcriptionist for more than 25 years, have worked for 7 different employers, and every one of them has always said that it is required for everyone to work one weekend day, you either work sunday through thursday or tuesday through saturday. Then I see an email to all employees that says, "please consider changing your schedule to work a weekend day." WTF? There are people not already working a weekend day? That makes me feel pretty stupid for all the family and friend events I've missed because I've had to work on the weekend. Do you just SAY it's a requirement and hope some idiot (i.e., me) will fall for it? What other "requirements" am I faithfully respecting that other people are immune to?
weekend work - fastback
[ In Reply To ..]Dont't feel alone. Landmark hired me Tuesday through Saturday. I get only 2-5 reports a day, around 6 PM email says they need help and on Saturday I have work and they want help on Sunday. WTF, WTF. Feel the same as you. Could have slept in, shared time with family and kids and left w/o work. I think it is called manipulation. Signed a contract for that! Just call me Naive. No more honest people left in this world.
Working a weekend day - or not
[ In Reply To ..]I think that most companies (who have hospital clients) require working a weekend day. Sunday through Thursday, or Tuesday through Saturday seem to be the common schedules that they want.
But, is it possible that there are some long-term MTs with your company? I know in my case, I have been with my company for 10 years and they didn't have the weekend requirement back when I was hired. I think they started that maybe about 4 or 5 years ago. So, being hired 10 years ago, I was hired in under different requirements.
So perhaps your company has some other MTs like me (no weekend requirement when we were hired), and maybe they are just emailing and asking them to change their schedule to include a weekend day now.
Weekends..NO - Enligtened MT
[ In Reply To ..]That's what I finally figured out. You have to be on the top of the pyramid to work weekdays only and that's why I recently quit an MT job I otherwise liked a lot. Am now looking for weekdays and mornings only. I will even take less cpl than I was making to get the hours I want if I have to. I think it's a con they are handing us about weekend work. Think about it...the service probably gets extra per line for work transcribed over the weekend and they do not pass it on. To quote Twisted Sister..."We're not gonna take it anymore."
I disagree. The business we are in is - sm
[ In Reply To ..]24/7/365. Back when I worked in a hospital, we alternated weekends--1 every 6 weeks or so and holidays. Even with the MTSOs I have worked for (with the exception of MQ) they have always asked for volunteers for weekends and holidays (even the Q did this years ago). THe accounts have to be covered every day, not just through the week. And, no, I am not mgmt. People used to be hired to work weekends only and I guess no one wants to do that anymore. Where I am now, we are "asked" to work sometime on the weekend. I normally work Saturday mornings. We also have people that work both days, take their 2 days off through the week. Personally, I like getting off early, so I work Saturday mornings--but no one is required to work weekends, it is all on a volunteer basis. If there is not enough coverage one weekend they let us know and there are people (me included) that will work extra for coverage. Hopsitals do not close on weekends, sometimes that is their busiest time, espeically trauma centers. So yes, weekend work is required.
my pet peeve isn't that it's required... - MsMagoo
[ In Reply To ..]It's that I was told it was required for EVERYONE and it turns out it's not. I agree wholeheartedly that coverage on the weekend is necessary, I just don't think it's fair that only some people are required to provide said coverage. if they say everyone it should be everyone. Period.
Some of us work midnight shift, so therefore we don't have to work the weekend. - latenight
[ In Reply To ..]nm
When I worked in-house... sm - LE
[ In Reply To ..]We used to be required to work every 4th weekend and everyone would take turns. I don't see why the big MTSOs can't do this. It would be MUCH easier to hire people this way I'm sure.
Weekends "required" is the issue.. - Enlightened MT
[ In Reply To ..]Yes, "required" and "every" weekend are the issues here...I worked in hospital Medical Records also and it was every 4th weekend or however many MT's there were for rotation. Start a movement....refuse to work every weekend unless there is a generous differential pay. Believe me, they can afford it.
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