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Been on vacation, now can't look up backlog - MT
Posted: Sep 15, 2014
How do we get into check the backlog? Mine is saying account inactive. I saw a message below about it, but didn't understand the reply.
They removed our codes - sm
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During the last upgrade about a week ago they removed our backlog codes. They said there were too many and it was bogging down the system.
So we cannot look it up anymore at all? - Just one more thing to make this job worse.
They just do not want us seeing how much work is actually there - when we supposedly get NJA
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It never failed that when I got NJA and checked the backlogs there was plenty of work, somebody just had to route it via helper pools or whatever. So I guess now we have to "take their word" on it that NJA means NJA. Kind of like how speech recognition was going to double our income and we would be getting raises.
They just dont want us to see - that there is work on
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our "primary" accounts but they are sending us the scum of the scum from the cesspool.
According to TSM, they no longer use that program. - dnr
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New program for backlogs, and only available to TSM. My TSM sends out backlog reports a couple of times a day. I think TSMs are supposed to be sending out backlog reports to us.
Of course, along with the backlog is a notation to make sure we work our entire shift.
backlogs - oldie but goodie
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I haven't received a backlog from my TSM/supervisor or anyone else.
we must have the same - TSM & QC, PC, whatever
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her title is. I looked back through my e-mails and haven't heard from TSM since late August
I can still get into the backlog. Anyone else? -SM - cheated
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My TSM was actually surprised when I mentioned to her that I noticed some accounts that had jobs but I was getting NJA. She explained that these were "exception" accounts and that I was not supposed to get them, but then questioned why I was able to see them. Guess what.. I still can!! Oops!
Been off for a week and I am having a heck of a time trying to convince myself to sit back in this chair and do it again. I keep trying the 'ol "at least it's a job speech," but I sure don't want to do this after being gone for a week. That is sad because I used to like what I do. Now it is worse than sitting in the dentist's chair having teeth pulled - at least that is temporary and you get to get up after an hour or two.
But I did miss you guys and am gla ...
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I've been in this business for 30 years, but am under employed at the moment and am starting to get bored to tears with having so little work to do. But, it seems that all of the ads that I see are looking for full time transcriptionists.
Surely there must be some companies or MTSOs somewhere who would need an MT to help with part time or per diem work, to help with vacation coverage or maybe for temporary work just to help clear up an occasional back log and such. But, d ...
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My company does not allow satellite. Is this the only way it can be done? If not, what are the required items besides a laptop?
Thanks in advance ...
I know this is a dumb question but how do you know how many hours you still have available for vaca? Is it the number under "Balance" in Teamwork?
Thanks! ...
I am probably just jealous, but I find it hard to be happy for them taking these luxurious vacations when on my wages I am lucky to go to Price Chopper and WalMart. Tell us you were gone, had a nice time and don't rub it in. It is not making us feel more friendly and "family like", or at least to me it doesn't. ...
Wondering if anyone has been able to use vacation time yet? Been so long since I heard anything. Supposed to be a "benefit" from the Service Contract Act. ...
Let me get this right:
1. We are 8 business days from the beginning of crazy work.
2. We are out of TAT a lot now, client unhappy.
3. You want us to widdle down our saved time off to just 2 days; there are 30 biz days left to end of year.
4. You want roll-over time (only up to 16 hours) to be used by 03/31/2015.
5. Many of us are plannning vacations, thus coverage for pissed off acounts will be even less.
6. Many of us are very very concerned with any mergers/buy-out. NEVER, in my work his ...
Has anyone received an answer to their requests to take time off before 12/31? I have sent in numerous requests and have heard nothing at all. Just wondering if maybe my emails are not going through. ...
How do you handle this???
I have a few clients that don't tell me when they will not be in the office and then right before they go away everything becomes a STAT. How can I make them understand that without them being there I am losing time and money and that if I knew I could have made alternate plans.
Any advice would be great!
Cathy ...
The one who gets her/his jollies from kicking MTs when they are down and struggling. It is summer...why not get outside and reconnect with society rather than hiding behind your anonymous computer and picking on folks here. Have a nice day. LOL ...
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"Accrual rate of 0.02 per production hour."
I guess I am stupid but I don't know what this means. 0.02 what? hours?
Also, does it say anywhere, like on our paystub, how much vacation time we have accrued to date?
TIA! ...
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Do you think that these hospitals refuse to send overseas and that MModal is going to say that the work was late because of lack of qualified US MTs, and that they should consider sending offshore? ...
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Must be the weekend.
Here's a laugh for you though: ASR report (of course) - social history: "he lives with his wife who is alive"... Good thing huh! LOL! ...