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I am not working any more holidays! - Epiphany!

Posted: Oct 23, 2010

Got denied for Thanksgiving request. I have put my life on hold for this company for 15 years. I have missed Christmases, Thanksgivings, family functions and fireworks and for what? To sit at my desk and wait for the work to trickle in? Or no jobs at all.

I am not working another single holiday for this company. Let the Indians work them. I am not even sending in a request for them; I am just going on with my plans. What are they gonna do, send my work to India? Fire me? Please, bring it. I am so sick of the Q.

Just had to get that off my chest. The only reason I am still here is for the insurance.

internet problems is a good excuse - NJA Queen

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Or a router/modem issue,electrical issue, bad storms- be creative!

I am not working any more holidays! - Epiphany! - ILMT

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I agree. Let the Indians work OUR holidays since they don't celebrate them.

I asked for 2 hour off and got denied. You can bet your boss isn't working ANY holidays!

A really sore subject - SM

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We actually got threatening, sarcastic emails from one of my former CCMs. Then the day before the holiday we got a sickening sweet email wishing us all a great holiday. That's what I call adding insult to injury. MQ suits need to spend their day sitting in front of a computer waiting for work to come in instead of enjoying the holiday with family. This is one of the main reasons I quit; that and 50 other reasons.

Holidays - Anonymous

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There are probably many issues involved with your decision not to work holidays. If you had an on site job that required you to work weekends and holidays, would you refuse to do it? Like it nor not, that's the reality for many of us in health care regardless of seniority. We do it because our employers ask us to. Unlike you, I don't want to have my employment terminated. I've never had a job where I chose when I would and would not work. What the boss does in regard to holidays is not your concern, you can only be responsible for yourself. Sorry, but that attitude needs to be checked at the door.

you can't compare at-home MT with working in a clinic - sm

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Most specialists or PCPs are closed on holidays, so clinic workers there won't be required to go in. Hospitals of course require employees on holidays, but they have work, and they are paid a compensatory rate for working holidays and weekends. I can't recall ever running into a hospital that wanted their on-site MTs working holidays, too. They usually want as few people as possible so they don't have to pay holiday wages to a lot of employees.

It's really not comparable. Who are you referring to with the "us in health care" comment, anyway? Do you work for Medquist AND in a hospital or something?

Dear Anonymous - Adios

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What attitude? And what door? The door that requires us to show up on schedule but does not have to make sure we have work? The door that cut our pay 40%? The door that allows part of the company to celebrate religious holidays by not working but does not show us the same respect? If I had a job that seriously affected someones healthcare I might, might agree.

I am also tired of missing all the special family times, in return for a paycheck that does not cover the bills and the annual token of appreciation is a mouse pad, to rub in the fact I can't get away from using the frickin mouse anymore.

I would love to check my attitude at the door. The other side of the door. The best news I have heard on here in a long time is I make so little maybe I can go to Community College with the State paying because my income is low, and get out of this thankless, thankless company.

You go girl!!! I totally agree. I have worked in - anonymous

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fairly sizeable hospital (350+ beds). We closed on Christmas and had 1 person (volunteer and handsomely compensated) to carry a pager if there was truly an emergency. This is ridiculous. I "had" to work last Christmas. Screwed up my entire family day and I never got a single job.

Holidays - Anonymous

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No I don't work for Medquist, didn't know I needed to in order to have an opinion. I work on site and work every Saturday and still manage family time. When I worked at a hospital we worked holidays, they didn't close on Christmas. We also took evening call during the week and had to go in to transcribe stat reports. I missed a few family gatherings but refusing to work never crossed my mind. We always had work to do so that certainly would make a difference. I don't know all the circumstances, of course, it just surprises me that people seem to think they can tell their employers when they will and will not work. When I said "those of us in health care," I meant nurses, lab techs, pharmacy techs, the entire spectum. Having medical reports completed on time is just as important as anything else. I'm sorry you are not being treated fairly and I'm glad you have the opportunity to go back to school.

The door - SM

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What door are you referring to? Perhaps it's the one that slams the MT in the rear every time you start to get ahead. Perhaps it's the one you hear when your relatives arrive for dinner on yet another national holiday, while you sit staring at the screen waiting for a job to come in. Perhaps it's the one that closes in your face with each dropping pay check when you wish to God you could keep afloat after working your brains out and trying to adapt to each and every change and scheme created by MQ. Nobody should miss every important holiday. Nobody should have to fight tooth and nail to spend some time with friends and family like everyone we know. How many people do you know personally who get NO paid holidays off?? How many people do you know who have to use PTO if there is any left after using it for making up hours to have a national holiday off? You have forgotten what living in the real world is like.

The door - Anonymous

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What you are describing is not the real world; not every employer treats their employees as badly as you say your are treated by MQ. You are right, though, nobody deserves that. Yet you choose to stay and continue to tolerate it. The only one who can change your situation is you.

holidays - mt2

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Did you get the e-mail requesting you to work for the Indian holiday coming up? They want us to work extra to cover their holidays, why aren't they working extra to cover ours? MQ gets more ridiculous every day.

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