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I wish those laid off from april till now - would...

Posted: Aug 15, 2013

Care to elaborate on some things. I'm trying to figure out a pattern to the layoffs.

When were you let go?

What tier level?

Higher end of tier pay or lower end?

What region?

How many hours?

Was it a state that they had to pay up to 4 hours?

There has to be a pattern to all of this, and it could help those of us hanging by a thread.

Work - Trendy

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I was told that it was due to not enough work for the full-time transcriptionists. I was a Tier 3/high end and terminated immediately today. I was hired as part-time flex, SE region. I worked only Fri, Sat and Sun.

Exterminated............. - SM

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When were you let go? March 7 (Thursday!!) What is it with Thursdays?

What tier level? 3

Higher end of tier pay or lower end? Don't know - same as everybody else 4.5 and 8.

What region? North

How many hours? 24 (precisely, exactly - did not do any OT)

Was it a state that they had to pay up to 4 hours? ??Don't know

There isn't a pattern. Please have backup job ready. - SM

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They are closing shop in the US. That's it. Don't fight it. Just find another job, go back to school, network with other people, but please prepare.

Trying to figure this poop out will just drive you crazy, so think of the rest of your life as an opporunity for change. You'll enjoy the change after a while.

There seems to be one pattern, all part-time, no? - anon

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I don't recall any full timers being terminated. It seems very weird though since most companies are getting rid of full time and hiring all part time to avoid paying benefits.

I'm part time, still here. A lot of full timers were laid off - pje

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I don't think just because you are full time you are safe from lay off.

I haven't really seen any full timers post they were - laid off. What is your source?

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It just seems from all of the posts they are being told that part-timers are being let go, both this time and the last two times it has happened, according to this board.

Do you have another source that full timers are being laid off as well?

I don't doubt it. Personally, I think the only row of US employees that will be left standing are full time MME, which is why I took the test last spring.

My source is this board - pje

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Not sure about layoffs that are happening now but back when the last round happened, there were quite a few full time MT's laid off. Try to check back posts

I was full time and terminated. You may be correct about MME, but - know plenty of them who were terminated. Good ones

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nm

laid off - Liz

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Care to elaborate on some things. I'm trying to figure out a pattern to the layoffs.

When were you let go? APRIL 2013

What tier level? I

Higher end of tier pay or lower end? I WAS AT 7.75 PER LINE AND 4 FOR ASR.

What region? NORTH

How many hours? I WAS WORKING 24 HOURS A WEEK WITH A SPLIT SHIFT 3 DAYS DURING DAYTIME HOURS AND MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WORKING 6-10 PM (NO WEEKENDS WHICH I THINK DID ME IN).

Was it a state that they had to pay up to 4 hours? NO

JUST A LITTLE TIDBIT, MY SUPERVISOR I WORKED FOR JUST GAVE HER NOTICE AND IS LEAVING THE END OF THE MONTH. GUESS THAT TELLS YOU SOMETHING.

There has to be a pattern to all of this, and it could help those of us hanging by a thread.

i worked part time all weekend - terminated

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And was let go Liz so it was not the weekends that did you in.

There is no method to their madness - Liz

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Honestly, I believe that they simply looked at the region(s)that had the least amount of work for the number of MTs they had under a particular TCM and then how much Tier I, II and III work there was and then simply drew names from a hat. Those of us that are gone just happened to meet the first two criteria as it had NOTHING to do with the quality of our work. Now my TSM is leaving the end of August (by her choice) and so have a feeling she sees the writing on the wall as well.

Thanks for the tidbit. When I was let go, my - TSM stated

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She was freaking out for her own job. When I talked to the IT guy about returning computer, he stated everyone is afraid for their jobs.

Those who were let go - Draculaura

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Here is another question of interest. Do any of the people who were let go have a 401K with MM? You know MM is trying to weasel their way out of paying into the 401K. MM said they would pay into the 401K at the end of the year, but if you are let go now, there is no need for them to pay into it, as it is not the end of the year.

401K - Liz

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No I had no 401K. I had already retired from another company at 50 before going to work for Medquist and was only part time so I was costing them nothing. I was not using any of their benefits except paid time off until now as they are paying my unemployment................

Weren't they paying half of your Soc Sec Taxol? - Just wondering

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that is a cost to them, right?

oops minus 2 on QA, sorry.. - me again

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"Taxol" should be "Tax" :-)

ABSOLUTELY Correct - Nice

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YOU ARE RIGHT! I thought of that. I have a 401K but anyway, what they were going to contribute for me was peanuts. The list of their insane corruptness just goes on and on.

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