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Just a vent but I am sooo tired of this - nn

Posted: Jul 06, 2011

Is is just me or what? I am sooo tired of these companies wanting "so much per hour" as far as line counts staight typing or voice wreck is concerned. I was just locked out of the system at my company because I had received 2 warnings regarding the fact that they felt I was not meeting my 125 lph straight typing. Well for one thing, I am in my mid-50s have a slight case of cerebal palsy on my right side as well as being slightly arthritic. Maybe I am wrong, but when you play in ESLs, poor sound quality and unfamilar work types. I feel that the MTSOs need to take these things into consideration and they are not. More and more, I am beginning to feel like a trained monkey or a donkey with a carrot dangled in front of its nose. I live in an expensive part of the country (Miami) and do not have a husband to support me. I just wish these MTSOs would realize that we are people as well and I know that I have worked as hard as I possibly can.

Have you told them about your disability? nm - MT

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Yes I have - nn

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Yes I have and have even looked into possibly getting benefits (I was the first baby the doc ever delivered and he panicked). I was told that I would have to be out of work for a year in order to qualify and that if I could "sit in a chair for 8 hours", I am not considered disabled. Even though, this profession has taken its toll on my body physically and mentally.

As an aside, my S/O was diagnosed wtih CHF 2 months ago. He was terminated from his job because he can no longer meet the physical requirements -- however, according to the "medical classification" he has a "minor stage." To me, this whole system is goofy.

NN, you really need a counselor or attorney with a specialty in - disability. Many people are turned down by

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busy clerk/computer combos the first time they file on their own. You're trying to play the game but have no idea what all the rules are. Even if you don't qualify now, you may before that long as that toll you speak of takes some more bites out of you.

Regarding companies allowing part-time work, employees are expensive to maintain, and health insurance is hideously expensive--for the companies as well as us. As belts tighten, companies want that ratio of lines produced to employee cost as high as possible. Consideration in this respect would really amount to a charitable donation; a lot of companies used to feel rich enough indulge, but many are fighting just to stay alive these days, and the mood of the era in general, as we know, is lassez-faire ruthlessness. We just have to examine our own resources and deal with what we have.

You don't say where your own insurance comes from, but have you thought of setting your own hours by ICing to a local practice or two?

BTW, I'm not meaning to sound unkind at all. I have my own diagnosis and will be in a very bad position myself if my own problem starts advancing faster. Knock wood that it doesn't.

Good luck to you.

I don't know if it differs by state or what - sm

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I have been diagnosed with COPD; it's bad enough that doing anything beyond the basic ADLs is difficult, but, as you noted, sitting in a chair for 8 hours is not a problem. And I was eligible for a full disability. I declined because it was not enough income for me right now.

As far as your employer, if you do not have a medically classified disability, I don't know that they have to make allowances for you. I suppose you could lie, but I don't know what's to stop everyone from doing the same thing.

Just to be clear, it's not that I disagree with you. I have had the same thing happen, and it appears that they have this magic number fixed in their heads of lines that must be done and don't understand that it can be unreasonable across different platforms, accounts, dictators, and even days of the week. So you do have my sympathy as I've BT/DT.

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