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Do things seem more chaotic now or is this the norm? I came - from Spheris. SM


Posted: Jul 17, 2011

My account, which is a massive account, has a revolving door of MTs working on it.  There are never enough.  Seems to be causing havoc.

Yeah - sm

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Never the same MTs, it seems, and quality stinks. They don't get it that people need regular accounts to become proficient at them. Just bounce everybody around in new accounts and expect quality reports with horrible dictators, different formats, etc. Oh well! Apparently they do not care.


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