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2-Day Incentive - sarmt

Posted: Sep 29, 2011

Check e-mail. Two-day incentive in place due to high backlogs. (Only after you hit an impossible number though.)

Yeah - sm

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There is no work in my accounts for my shift.

only 2 words to say - North MT

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Good luck- meaning getting anyone to work. Probably some Indian holiday, they never need us until then and even the incentive they offer is crap. Too bad so sad I already have plans. I hope someone makes money.

THIS IS INSANE - oy

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Incentive.....really?

I've had NJA a lot all week and can barely pull a minimum day.....

do you realize sm - monica

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that you will give up a lot of time to meet that magic # and maybe get a few extra dollars? Just think about how long does it take to do 1000 extra lines? Really their incentive isn't worth the time and energy.

I never worry - sm

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nor try for the incentive. All it means to me is no work for my normal shift because it is all taken by people trying to get the incentive.

absolutely true - oy

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My paycheck is diminished to the point that I can barely only cover rent, and without electricity and internet bills being paid (which are expenses they do not take into consideration with this job), I will not be able to work at all. They have me in a position where I cannot afford to keep my job/cannot afford to lose it. ......heartless, inhumane, and blind corporation. Somewhere, someone should be ashamed....while their pockets fill with the money we make them, because we make it work, not the robots....

true, oy - wendi970

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Happier every day since quitting the Q. I think they owe every MT payment for counseling for PTSD. You're kind to give the Q the dignity of calling them a corporation. The best I can muster is craporation.

Sad... :-( - Former MT

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Yes, OY, I know exactly what you mean. After the Q bought out Spheris it was all about pay cuts, taking away things, NEVER about giving back. Then my account of 10-plus years vanished one morning...(to India, I assume.) At that point I accepted what had been pretty much a standing offer to return to a former employer because like you, I would be unable to pay for my housing, electric, or utilities, then where was I supposed to work from? They are greedy, American-hating idiots, who I pray (perhaps wrongly)that one day the whole thing blows up in their greedy, ungrateful faces!!!! Let them live in constant fear of losing everything......

only the marketing department thinks so - North MT

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Perhaps when yet again this incentive email gets a big yawn and no one but a few people work it the marketing group will realize that the incentives are truly not worth the time. The sad thing is the marketing people probably make double if not triple of an MT. How hard is it to make an incentive that doesn't require a math degree and actually pays out some money?

I remember ten years ago... - HatesMQ

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doing radiology being paid by report - they used to give us $3.00 extra FOR EVERY REPORT we did until the backlog was cleared. Now THAT was an incentive! This is such a ridiculous "company." Hate 'em.

That would - sm

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make you at least break even when you sit with no work after all the work was gobbled up. If they just went back to the production bonus it would be more helpful than this joke of an incentive. It might give people an incentive to produce more during their shift so there aren't backlogs, but people wouldn't be working more than their scheduled hours to make an incentive leaving no work for anybody that just wants to do their 40 hours

And the bonus didn't require a math degree. - OldDecrepitMT

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We would just get a call from our supervisor (no CCM or "Team" garbage) telling us they were offering $3 per report. Simple. Ah, the good old days...

It is easier for the suits - to pull down a

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$300,000 sign-on/oh leaving-so-soon-after-only-6 months? $300,000 sign-off bonus than for us to make a lousy couple of bucks on this "incentive." What a crock....

No wonder they want "old-timers" out. - old-timer

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We KNOW too much. We remember how it USED to be when they actually behaved like an American company who had some morals. I really believe we just make them uncomfortable because we know they can do better. Much better.

I remember 10 years ago... - North MT

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When they would offer us a $25 bonus for every 750 lines typed (no ASR back then). That was on top of the $50 for 10,000 line incentive every pay period. They never had any problem finding help back then and we didn't need a math degree to figure out our bonus.

Ten years ago stat bonus - bentfingers

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We would get $10 per every stat that we would do prior to shift starting if they called us to log in early. Sometimes I would type 10 stats in one hour prior to regular shift and already earn $100 plus regular line count for that hour. If you were willing to get those early morning calls and were good and fast, you would get called at least once a week. Awesome days!

Bonus - waybackwhen

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I remember when I worked for the Q about 7 yrs ago, not sure exact # of yrs, but they had a bonus if you typed a certain amt of lines within a certain period, we would get a very nice bonus-can't remember the exact amt. I worked a bunch back then, made EXCELLENT $$$, but then switched to straight voice, had to clock in/out, and my pay went down about $600 or more per pay. I had to quit the Q, went to another company and loved my work, no voice. Now guess what? Company was bought by the Q and I am looking for a totally different line of work. I keep telling myself that this is a sign for me to hit the road, get out of the house, be back in the public and find a "real job"

They can stick their incentive....I don't owe them anything. - vtmt

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I remember coming home from vacation early because it was a holiday and they wouldn't let me have the day off only to have NJA. Ever since then I only work my shift. I'm not gonna run around like a trained mouse for crumbs for this lousy NON-AMERICAN COMPANY.

2-Day Incentive - not me

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Won't see me on. Not worth it. Just thinking though, last few times they did an incentive, it was right before they switched everybody around. I have a feeling we are in for another reorganization after this.

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Aug 18, 2010

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Sep 24, 2010

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Jan 14, 2011

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Jan 30, 2011

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Mar 16, 2012

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May 01, 2012

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Jul 12, 2013

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Nov 06, 2013

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Nov 05, 2014

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May 13, 2015

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Oct 17, 2009

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Oct 23, 2009

This is getting to be a regular thing. Barely enough work to go around in my BOB as it is! ...

Dec 12, 2009

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Mar 11, 2010

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Mar 15, 2010

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Apr 30, 2010

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Sep 28, 2010

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Oct 14, 2010

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Oct 15, 2010

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Oct 17, 2010

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Dec 17, 2010

no msg ...

Mar 17, 2011

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