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Work availability controlled by schools? - Hmmmmm! - Rocky Raccoon

Posted: Aug 26, 2010

All summer, my work has been slowly but steadily drying up. "NJA" pops up so often, my PC screen is now starting to show those letters in that spot, even when I'm not logged on.

When your work gets slow, and you contact your company to inquire about it, don't you just WONDER how our workflow could possibly be tied-in with your local educational system? I know I sure do.

May 2010: Reason for NJA? "School is almost over."

Early June 2010: Reason for NJA? "Graduation".

Late June 2010: Reason for NJA? "School is out. It's vacation time."

Early July 2010: Reason for NJA? "School is still out, everyone's off for 4th-of-July holiday". (You mean some people actually get to celebrate the 4th by not working?)

Late July 2010: Reason for NJA? "Summer school has started."

Early August 2010: Reason for NJA? "Summer school finals."

Late August 2010: Reason for NJA? "Summer school is out for Ramadan."

REALLY???? The entire medical transcription and healthcare industry's workflow hinges on what our schoolchildren are doing? If that is the case, then I guess I have a pretty good idea of how the rest of the year and beyond is going to look:

September 2010: Reason for NJA? "School has started".

Late October 2010: Reason for NJA? "The flu season at school has started." or, "It's Halloween - lots of people off work for the holiday."

November 2010: Reason for NJA? "School is off for Thanksgiving".

December 2010: Reason for NJA? "School is out for: Hanukkah/Bodhi Day/Al Hijra/Las Posadas/Christmas/Boxing Day/Kwanzaa (take your pick)."

Early January 2011: Reason for NJA? "New Year's holiday."

Late January 2011: Reason for NJA? "School has started."

February 2011: Reason for NJA? "Valentine's Day."

March 2011: Reason for NJA? "Big storm. Snow day at school." (Even for MTs in Florida! Uh, huh. Yeah, right!)

Early April 2011: Reason for NJA? "It's tax time."

Late April 2011: Reason for NJA? "Spring break."

May 2011: Reason for NJA? "School is almost over."

Aaaaarrrrrgggghhhhhhh !!!!!!!

I LOVE your post, lol! - Thanks!

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:-)

LOL .... Welcome to my Life! - Rocky R.

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Rocky I love your posts. This one is a gem! - MTPockets

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Too funny! Thanks for the laugh. It helps lighten up the atmosphere around here :-)

Thanks. This is how my whole summer has been - going! I guess alll we can do is laugh....

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Work controlled by schools - 1morenewbie

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You are quite funny and a good writer. I would suggest you consider becoming a freelance writer, but having been down that path myself, I can assure you that you would encounter most of the same problems there, and then some.

Nobody puts much stock with what someone says when they don't have the courage to identify them - MTPockets

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Hit and run posters' comments are void because they don't have the courage of their convictions to put their name to the post.

OOPS - Supposed to be under post of The Good Part - Sorry!

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the GOOD part is..... - anon

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This person who gives you this milarky knows who she is upon reading your post and hopefully feels as stupid as she thinks we are when she puts that crap out there.

I think shes told this lie so many times, she has begun - to believe it herself. (nm) RR

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