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It's Happening... - MT Woes


Posted: Aug 14, 2012

The docs and management brought in VR, and now there are too many MTs and not enough work.   Our workflow went from hundreds of jobs with overtime on a regular basis to barely anything left to type.  The company for which I work is not an MTSO, but a fiirm with local clinics, plus docs doing reports for other clinics/hospitals.  Luckily, we MTs work at home and are fortunate to get paid hourly, so during our slow times, we can either take PTO (if we have it) or wait for more work to arrive without having to worry about missing anything on our paycheck.   However, because our supervisor is trying hard not to fire any of us, our hours have already been reduced.   Supposedly, more VR work is coming, but not for a few months yet.  I don't know what we'll do between now and then.  I feel like this is the beginning of the end.  :(

VR - barbv

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Sadly, it is the beginning of the end. They will give you a "honeymoon" with VR and then they will tell you because you are "more productive" they will cut your pay when you do VR!


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