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"Mandatory" OT Every Weekend - Lee

Posted: Jan 14, 2012

Can they really make us do "Mandatory" OT? It is happening almost every weekend for the last 2 months. Could they fire me for NOT doing it----although, I could only wish.

who do you work for? - experiencedmt

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are they hiring? I beg for extra work and can't get it.

Believe or not it--is MQ - Lee

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Can they MAKE us do overtime?

We also have overtime every weekend, but - MQMT

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voluntary. I have never been out of work on my accounts for the past several years, always too much work.

thats because - sm

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the ccm gets raises and bonuses based on TAT. If the TAT is not 100%, they dont get their raises and bonuses.

They dont offer us bonuses to do the work, just make it mandatory.

Why don't they move those without work to those needing OT - Probably makes too much sense

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So many claim to have NJA constantly, yet there are those who are "offered" mandatory overtime to clean up a huge backlog. I really don't think the suits do anything intelligent in this company. It's just their money cow.

The work - OABO

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Agree that this company makes no sense but it may also be that some of these accounts are so difficult that not everyone is able to do them and you may not even want to.

here's my experience - wheres_my_job

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Supervisor: Mandatory overtime.

Me: Will I get fired if I don't do it?

Supervisor: It's mandatory.

Me: Will I be fired if I don't?

Supervisor: Everyone has to. It's mandatory.

Me: If I say no, will I be fired?

Just keep it up, and you will wear them down, and that's it. At least that is my experience. Just keep asking if you will get fired if you don't do overtime.

Pretty sure they cannot insist on OT. And it's not a reasonable - Kiki

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excuse to fire someone. If they did, you'd get UI. This company doesn't let go of people. They don't want to pay unemployment. They just want you to think you will get fired if you don't work that OT. I bet you would never get your CCM to actually SAY you'd get fired, either, it you didn't work OT.

the e-mail says "sorry, this is not an option" - friedMT

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And wanting 3 hours per weekend day!

Probably in CCM mind, probably is not an option. But that doesnt - MQ will fire you for no OT. Most CCM will SM

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say whatever they think will get more work out of you. It is easy to put in an email "this is not an option". Heck, she could just as easily have said, "Not willing to do OT? Then I will come get your first born child." They both probably have the same amount of oomph behind them (none).

right, its only mandatory so he/she gets their bonus - who cares about us

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They get bonuses, but not based on their own merit, based on their MTs keeping the work up to TAT. Doesnt matter about quality, only that it is on time.

We do quality work, held to 99%, but no bonus... DOES THIS EVEN MAKE SENSE?

I am not convinced CCM get bonuses based on TAT. For - one thing, I cannot beleive Q will pay SM

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anyone 1 cent more than they have to in order to get the work done. I would think MQ would tell them, as we have been told, just be glad you have a job, now get TAT in order." Sorry, but I need hard evidence, not "someone said" to prove to me they even get a bonus.

how about you directly ask your ccm - all the proof you need

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Unless they are big fat liars, you are gonna hear they do get a bonus on the TAT. If they hesitate, and walk around the subject, you know whose nose is growing.

They certainly do (or did) - at least a couple years ago

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Whether it is still in place currently, I can't tell you. I received an email a couple years ago about moving up to the CCM position (which I declined) part of the job description/benefits was a bonus for keeping QA percentages low and keeping jobs in TAT.

What was the pay for ccm back then? - nm

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