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Did you see the posts below?? That is it! You - all need to just stop working
Posted: Jan 06, 2013
for about 2-3 days. You all need to seriously call in sick for 2-3 days. I have emails to about 1,000 MTs. When and IF we get more work coming in, we need to seriously take off by stating we are sick and cannot work.
Something has to be done and this is the only thing I can think of that might trigger something for the higherups to get a CLUE that we are human beings.
I have stopped working, for 3 weeks - not by choice
[ In Reply To ..]and now I have no food in my home. Do you know how it feels eating Ramen soup for 3 meals a day? Every other day I add a hard boiled egg to the mix. Woo Hoo.
Now you want me to take more days without pay? This is the most insane idea I have ever heard of.
stopped working - cat
[ In Reply To ..]I saw your post and have been in the same situation. Have you tried any of the local churches around you? They have food banks or pantries and and if you go, they may have some food for you. More than what you got. I know it's charity but when you're hungry what the hay!
If you lived near me, I would take you in. - Company wants to treat us this way.
[ In Reply To ..]What is insane is letting this company get away with it by treating you this way with no food. You have to get to the root of the problem. This is how this company WANTS to treat you.
Root of problem--crappy pay for crappy SR - nm
[ In Reply To ..]x
Try peanut butter and toast. There is more protein - and less salt
[ In Reply To ..]than Ramen. Since I am now making minimum wage at MModal, living hand-to-mouth, these two have become my main staples.
Try applying for food stamps from your state - me
[ In Reply To ..]Seriously, I have gotten temporary assistance from the state with food stamps. I didn't get much, but every little bit helps. Granted it's much easier if you have children, but it can be done. They like to see you are at least making an effort to work. I didn't feel the least bit guilty applying. I have been working full-time since I was 17 years old and am now 61 and have been paying into the system all of those years, so if I need help I feel I deserve it after supporting others for so long.
Did you see - MMMT
[ In Reply To ..]I don't believe the "higherups" will ever get a clue! I like the idea of calling in sick however, maybe I will be by the time there is really any work.
Why it won't work - anon
[ In Reply To ..]There are thousands of MTs who work at home in isolation. Most of them have never heard of MTStars, and without some kind of majority, a sick-out (or whatever) would be a waste of time.
Here - we
[ In Reply To ..]go again. There are a lot of people who see MTStars. Even if the ones that do come here, which some have friends and acquaintances they can let know, did it, it would work. You have to wait until work picks up after the holidays.
Im seriously thinking - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Anon is a plant of some sort..Every idea anyone comes up with she has a reason why it wont work.. If you dont like the idea, then dont participate and dont keep downing it. Let the people do what they want...
Get your hopes up! It would work and you know it. - Cost company money without TAT.
[ In Reply To ..]It costs the company money when work is out of TAT because then the JCAHO gets involved and places fines to the hospitals.
Every company must know if you treat your bottom of the ladder employes like crap, MTs have power to do something. Because if it was not for MTs, this company would not exist. MTs just have been putting up with the crap for toooooo long. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
completely agree - swomie
[ In Reply To ..]The problem is that MTs have been putting up with this, buying the company line that 7 or 8 cpl is the standard and that sometimes work is low....I had a job as an MT for 13 years with the same company and 5 years ago I was making 11 cpl! Unfortunately, they finally realized they could sell out to another company and pay more than 1/3 less!
A (semi)worldwide strike is the only way to cure this situation and have them pay us more. Of course, then they would probably go oversees.
I have no answer, but I do know that what we do matters significantly and even at 11 cpl, sometimes I wondered if it was worth it....Now I realize how spoiled I was!
2 or 3 days will only hurt the MTs... - Des
[ In Reply To ..]If you're suggesting a strike, it has to be a long-term walk-off, like weeks, and it has to be at least 90% of the MTs participating. THAT IS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. MTs cannot afford to go days w/o pay, let alone weeks. And if there's actually work for those 2 to 3 days, then there's no way MTs who've already suffered hours and possibly days with NJA are going to turn away from actual paying work, no matter how low the pay or how bad the work.
We cannot afford to fight them. No one is in our corner. No one is going to help us when the bank is repossessing our homes, cars, turning off our electricity, water, gas, and, of course, internet, let alone help us with the luxury of putting food on the table.
IT'S AHDI WHO NEEDS TO GET OFF ITS COLLECTIVE A***S AND SUPPORT ITS MTS.
You - are
[ In Reply To ..]right in the fact that there is nobody to help us, that's why we need to help ourselves. I see people losing everything while working, so what's the difference? Face it, nobody with big money is going to help, so we have to do it ourselves. Wait a little bit until things pick up after the holidays and then do a walkout. What would be the difference between now and then.. You would have work temporarily until they send more to India and cut your wages even more. Since they want to have 75% of the work in India, why aren't they doing it now and why aren't they going for 100%? Because they need us, that's why. If we don't show up for work, it will hurt them. In the meantime, we need to get through to other MTs that a walkout is coming and make it when it will hurt them most, when it is busy. It won't make your life any worse by joining in, it's already bad enough. The ones who are doing well right now better think about it also because I had it good here too at one time, and so did most of the others, then it hits you out of the blue, whether you think so or not. The next time they get geared up to send more work over there, it may be you on here talking about how bad it is, so don't think just because you are doing good now, it will last, because it won't until we put a stop to it.
You're seriously going to use 1000 addies you got off a work-based e-mail? - Sounds like legal trouble to me.
[ In Reply To ..]Good luck. You're going to need it.
The real problem, is - sm
[ In Reply To ..]that it is very hard to organize anything on a public forum, because the suits watch this place and then are prepared. Not sure how to accomplish it, but if anyone has a lawyer friend or hubby, I think that would be a more effective route..Also, need to find out the Indian holidays, cause I am sure they dont work like we do then
The thing we have in our favor is - sm
[ In Reply To ..]There are a lot of AMERICAN transcription companies that will not send the work overseas, they have their own programs and they are good..Keystrokes is just one of them,,
No problem. I know exactly what to do. - and it is not illegal. No message below
[ In Reply To ..];-)
Well, hopefully you're familiar with anonymizers/proxies. - nm
[ In Reply To ..]nm
Years ago, Medquist had system failure. - Shut down for 2 days.
[ In Reply To ..]Freaked them out. This news was posted in the newspapers. MTs had no work for 2-3 days because of system failure. Then when it was brought back up, company gave out major incentives to try and get the work back up to TAT. It costs the company money with out of turn around time and something to do with JCAHO.
Yes but they still shorted the MT on downtime pay - Been there done that
[ In Reply To ..]I remember the shut down. They were supposed to pay us technical downtime for each day we were down which for me was 24 hours, 8 hours for 3 days. All I got was 8 hours because they CHANGED their policy to read maximum of 8 hours per episode. I was short 16 hours and then they had the audacity to authorize OT. If I was 16 hours short did they really think I would make up the 16 and then work OT? I ended up having to use PTO to cover that week.
Yes they freaked out but they still managed to short their employees at the same time. Don't think it won't happen again.
Yep, remember that well - My CCM
[ In Reply To ..]at the time told me I should be grateful they paid any downtime at all for that incident?!?
So what if you did not get paid a total 8 hours. - That was for 2 days, this is for
[ In Reply To ..]LIFE! We need to do something that will help us for life, the long run. Not for just a couple of silly days. We need to take a stand. Enough is enough. You will make more money in the long run.
you missed the point completely - company always wins
[ In Reply To ..]Actually I didn't get paid for 16 hours but my point was that the company changed the policy to avoid paying out more than they had to. Taking a stand is fine, but be prepared to get kicked out on your behind and the door slammed behind you. The company always wins. Always.
This is what Company thinks if work not getting done. - Maverick
[ In Reply To ..]Failure of public power and backup generators, impairment of telecommunications lines, a “concerted denial of service cyber attack,” damage (environmental, accidental, intentional or pandemic) to the buildings, the equipment inside the buildings housing our data centers, the customer data contained therein and/or the personnel trained to operate such facilities could cause a disruption in operations and negatively impact customers who depend on us for data center and system support services. Any interruption in operations at our data centers and/or customer support facilities could damage our reputation, cause us to lose existing clients, hurt our ability to obtain new customers, result in revenue loss, create potential liabilities for our customers and us and increase insurance and other operating costs.
but I don't care - get it?
[ In Reply To ..]It's just a job, a stupid boring job. You all act like it's of such monumental importance that it must be saved. IT'S NOT. I've been doing this for 30 years so I know exactly what an insignificant little job this is. I've given up hope on ever getting out of it and now only hope to make it to retirement and kiss it goodbye.
To not care is selfish - me
[ In Reply To ..]I too am close to retirement age, so it doesn't matter much for me either. But it's not just MT jobs going down the tubes, it's everyone's. I have a daughter who just graduated from college who cannot get a job. I have grandchildren who one day are going to need jobs. And where are all the jobs in the US? Overseas!! If everyone had your "I don't care" attitude, then this country is doomed.
I care about a lot of things - but not MT nm
[ In Reply To ..]nm
I'm with you, our caring is irrelevant. It won't change a thing. NM - anon
[ In Reply To ..]xx
It would change things. - Company would freak.
[ In Reply To ..]Because it would work. It would hit their deep pockets. They even stated it would hurt the company in their SEC.
we - know
[ In Reply To ..]you don't care.
It - used
[ In Reply To ..]to pay my bills. I guess all the manufacturing jobs in this country were stupid and boring cause they're gone too. Good for you and your retirement, but others in this country have to work and when all the stupid and boring jobs are gone, what do we do? We can't all afford to go to college and be doctors or lawyers and we can't all retire. What a lousy mindset you have.
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