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Happening again - anon

Posted: Aug 31, 2010

I sign on this morning, NJA. After a while, I get 1 lone job from YESTERDAY AT 19:00. Then nothing. What is up with that? Where was this job? Where are the rest from 19:00 on?

I think they threw you a bone... - Fido

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Is that enough to sustain you? If not, we will through you another bone in an hour or so...

Woof.

Better explanation than the Twilight Zone! That - is what I feared - that I have

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lost my mind and entered the (transcription) Twilight Zone.

They are trying to get us all to quit... - at least the higher paid

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tier 3's (or higher paid on any tier I guess).

They are trying to get us to just throw in the towel and say **** it.

They don't have to worry about me much longer. I'm getting out VERY soon. I will be sending a nice email and will tell them where they can stick their NJA, FTR, QCare, and all the other crapola they give to us.

I have had NJA upon log in for days now. - annoyed

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Today, I had NJA and sat for 1-1/2 hours (no, I am NOT logging off and clocking out after 15 minutes and I don't care what they do about it).

Anyhow, after all that time, I start getting 1 job after another. ALL of them are from YESTERDAY.

Ummmm....where were they YESTERDAY? Why were they held until today??

This company is so screwed up.

How is it possible to stay in production quota at this rate? - ververyoldMQMT

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Well, u can't even be sick (like I have been and in emergency room). So, when you try to make up that time because all of your PTO is used up for other NJA, and then you get a "nice" gram about production quotas and schedule adherences.... It is impossible. So go ahead, put me on performance management, I WILL NOT QUIT!!! Fire me. I can go to UE and get it with all the reputation. The economy is bad, bad, bad where I live and there simply are no jobs to be had. I have been here for over 15 years and have accepted without grumble (but by myself and in tears at home) thinking it was my fault because I have been ill, as well as my DBH... I was going on such a good pay period this time, and then starting last week, WHAM every single time I get on in the day time hours of my shift NJA!! Call me PINKY-Slip-Waiter...

I know how you feel... - I stayed 2 years

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after I should have quit, but I finally did quit, after 11 years, really had no choice. Yesterday was my last day! Woohoo!

There are no jobs here either so I decided to move. If I can't sell my house soon I can quick-sale it to the mortgage company, anything to be without that payment. After I decided to move, though, I heard from another MTSO I'd applied to -- supposedly plenty of work and straight typing and some overtime and a production bonus, and can go back on daytime hours. I know it's only going to be temporary, since MT is being totally phased out, but at least I will be able to survive a little longer, maybe. And the move will put me in a place with more opportunities. Of course, I had to share an apartment since I have no credit any more since MQ doesn't pay enough to take care of the bills.

Still, I am SOOOOO glad to say bye-bye to that place. (thing?) I loved the job and the work, but they made it absolutely intolerable, and y'all know exactly what I mean!

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