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Ever have one of those days where you just do not care. - mom2huskies

Posted: Jul 21, 2010

Just having one of those days where I just don't care anymore, they can just go ahead and fire me.

yes - yesterday I felt so beat down

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I worked for 2 hours, then went back to bed for awhile, then tried to hit it again.

I keep hitting a brick wall every day.

me too - anon

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I felt the same as you guys yesterday. Strange how it happened to all three of us on the same day. They say it comes in 3s, so now maybe it is gone forever! May God bless you!

Don't Care - texasmt

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I'm right there with you.

the dog is loving the increased hugs lately - anon nm

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nm

I love giving my Husky lots of hugs. - mom2huskies

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He keeps me going when things get tough.

hugs and tail wags from my dogs help. - n/m

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n/m

My second, full-time job is poodles - Reason to be happy

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Because of all of these pay cuts at MQ I find I'm relying more and more on the income of my poodles. I don't want to live off them solely, but can easily see the difference in loving what I do (my poodles) and hating what I do (MQ). My poodles are a lot of work but they drown me with unconditional love, which is so nice given the stress at MQ.

YES! EVERY TIME I GET ON TO WORK - AND..... NO JOBS AVAILABLE.

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I had 10 hours last week and 12 hours the week before that. Supposed to be a total of 48 hours for 2 weeks.

DO NOT CARE ANYMORE. Seriously need to go to college this fall.

Anyone think they're trying to get us to quit so.. - vickypage

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they can say we quit and deny us unemployment?

I think that all the time! - See message below

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A few years ago, I worked days FINALLY. It did not last long because I did not have work. Before CBAY bought us out, I had no jobs. Then I was told by my CCM that I would have all kinds of jobs on my primary if I went back to evenings and so I did. I then began to really HATE evenings. I mean, 20 years of it, plus I worked weekends when there was an incentive. I ended up getting switch to a new CCM (what else is new). I asked to go back to days, but could not. I am now switched AGAIN to another CCM and now they are trying to get me to work weekends because not only did I switch to evenings WHICH I DESPISE to have work, I NOW HAVE NO WORK. So it is either no work or work weekends.

I am going to try that TAA thing. I am supposed to have 60 hours on my paycheck, last week? 24 hours total.

I refuse to look elsewhere because CBAY will buy up all the companies soon. It is their NEW GOAL NOW and they are going full speed ahead now then ever since the merge with Spheris. I read the article posted on this board.

ALL I WANT TO DO IS GO BACK TO SCHOOL TO DO SOMETHING ELSE and I think MQ should pay for it. Why? I HAVE NO WORK and I am working when I am supposed too. If I work weekends, my husband will throw a fit because I have already done that in the past and he did not like it. We had to go to counseling over it because of communication problems. We were never together because of it.

Just put my resume in - mom2huskies

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I know how you feel. As far as weekends, I do not mind working weekends as long as the pay is fair. It does make a difference though when you have family at home. Do they have you work both Saturday and Sunday?

Today, I finally decided to start looking at other companies. I tested for one company, and so far I have passed. I am also considering another company, they are presently looking at my resume. The only thing is I would have to work a split shift.

Thought they were trying to get me to quit for 2 years now...nm - enigma

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nm

Sadly, its what the ENTIRE INDUSTRY is doing. - Too bad! Theyre gonna have to fire me.

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And THEN I plan to make their lives a living h___, just like they've been doing to me and all the rest of us for the last decade. See how THEY like it.

Their plan - FormerMT

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These people know exactly what the stress level must be on all of you still left at MQ. They are coming at you from all angles; less money, cheap threats to fire you, finding more and more reasons to fail you on audits, etc. They want you out, but they want you to quit. I held on as long as I could and finally left. The burden that was lifted from my shoulders can't be put into words. I hate to use the word HATE, but I HATE MQ, truly.

Ive been having that exact same day every day - for the last 5 years! More Prozac, please!

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Hours used to be 9 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week, for about $2300/month net.

Now, it's deteriorated to 10 AM to 2 AM (only get to write down 8 hrs, of course!), 6 days a week, sometimes 7. All for about $1000/month net.

The work is harder. I've gone from about 45-50 doctors to several hundred, and from 1 account to 4.

Healthcare used to have simply $20 copayments, that was it. Hospitalization was covered 100%. Now, they only pay for about 1/3 of that. Have to pay a minimum $250/year out of pocket "copay", before I even qualify for the $50 copays. The answer? Simple. Avoid going to the doctor.

Incentives (back when they were actually offered) used to be REAL. Now all an "incentive" is, is a "chance" for a drawing for a $50 gift certificate, IF you have worked your full 40 hours, have 99% accuracy, and have met or exceeded your line minimum. Needless to say, I delete those "CASH REWARDS!!!" emails without even reading them anymore. They're too depressing.

These jerks who *claim* to be our superiors must believe that we have a money tree in our backyards or something, to make up for the huge gap between what we're worth, and what we should be making, (or even what we USED to be making), and what we're making now.

May all the greedy shysters die slowly, in the utmost agony, and go straight to Hades.

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