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MORE SNOW!!! and power outages. What is the policy at MQ on this? - ververyoldMQMT

Posted: Jan 07, 2011

I have been with Q a long time, but have never really been given a straight answer on weather situations knocking off your power (sometimes ultimately leading to the demise of refurbished, after refurbished MQ computers). Are we penalized for this?

MORE SNOW - RETIREDMQMT

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It is your responsibility to make up your hours even if you have a power outage. If you cannot make up your hours they suggest taking a vacation day and if you do not have vacation days left then I guess you are basically screwed.

I was told no downtime pay for a power outage - since I could not prove it.

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that was per my nasty CCM though, so may not be true.

If your MQ computer fries due to power outage, - Jaz

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then you will be paid while waiting for a replacement. I, however, would not say anything about a power outage causing the problem (they could say it was your fault), I would just say the computer died and I don't know why. I have had my MQ computer die and was paid while waiting for a replacement, which took 2 days.

I have never been paid for a power outage (happened to me twice), have to use PTO, make up time, or take unpaid time. You are not penalized for not working due to power outages or MQ computer not working.

Fried computer - just sayin

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If your computer fries because of a power outage or surge it means you are probably not using a surge protector. Not very smart.

FYI, my computers did not die because of - Jaz

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power outages, I do use a very good surge protector. One was a fan failure and the other who knows why (both MQ refurbished computers). I was just responding to the OP's question of "what if" and that is why I said if computer dies due to power outage (in case they are not as "smart" as you) not to say it was due to a power outage. Also just sayin

I don't know of any company that pays for a - sm

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power outage period. I live in a part of the country that was without power for a week in one instance for an ice storm and the 3 months or so later we were lamblasted again with a wind storm and some places had no power for 2 weeks. I was ready to pack up and go to my mom's - 1-1/2 hours away, when mine luckily came back on after 2 days. I made up my time, but they were not going to pay me because I had no power.

I know no pay for power outage. I just am so worried about my job... - ververyoldMQMT

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Gracious, I KNOW they don't pay downtime for the power outages. I just get paranoid, because last year and this year already again, we are being bombarded with high winds knocking power off and on, off and on. And YES, of COURSE I have a power surge protector. They don't always work you know.

internet problems no loss of job - NJA Queen

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There was a stretch a few years ago where I swear my internet was crashing every other week- first the router, then the modem (both phone company rentals), then the phone lines themselves due to bad storms, then finally a critter nest in the local internet box that took over a week to diagnose because the internet was sporadic(yes I live in the country). This wasn't just for hours, it was days at a time and yes I had to make it up or take PTO. Oh yeah I think my MQ computer crashed too during this time. It was to the point I was afraid to even email or call my CCM because I just knew that my job was somehow in jeopardy. Seriously, how many times can a person call in with internet problems in a short stretch? I had proof, I had the receipts of the new equipment and documentation to the phone company but I know the paranoia. My CCM was wonderful and I still have my job. MQ knows internet/power problems are part of the game of working at home. Besides, if you are making up the hours or taking PTO then MQ comes out ahead anyway. They can't fire you for circumstances beyond your control like fire, power failure, internet crash or weather.

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