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Getting a bit sick of the "BOOST" program - 30%


Posted: May 16, 2012

I proofread EVERY report I send through,,,and I use my mouse to flip through it,,I know that takes a lot of time...Im about ready to say to heck with it and not proofread, my lines will go up and the inactive time will go down,,,unfortunately I care that my reports are done right....Fed up with this crap

you could do this... - sm

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File a class action law suit claiming that the 30% is unpaid time required to do your job and should be paid out at at least minimum wage! They sent you the proof!

Now thats an idea.. - nm

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That is the best idea I've heard in forever. NM - MModal Livestock

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NM.

I did stop proofreading in order to comply and my quality went down. - NM

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nm

Getting a bit sick of the "BOOST" program - me too, me too

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MINE TOO! I did not research the difficult dictators and have more blanks on my reports!! It took me no time but I was trying to comply!

Congratulations - M*Modal

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for thinking of yet another way to screw an MT out of a paycheck. How many brains did that take? How much are they paid? More than minimum wage?

M*Modal has a think tank to screw MTs out of pennies. You think they are all laughing at us?

When I'm able to use my mouse, it means - sm

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the report is in good enough condition that I don't have to have my hands on the keyboard correcting things constantly. That's a GOOD thing. I don't think they know enough about what we do to even get that...

Wow. I've had only 1 report in 6 months that is in that good of condition. - dnr

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I could make above minimum wage if IT could do their job. So, in effect, I am paying for IT as my decrease in pay due to correcting their mess must be going to their salary which I am sure is more than minimum wage. Maybe their wages should be tied to how much ASR we can edit. The more correct the ASR, the more we can put out!


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