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Maybe just a plan to recycle groups of 60 to - force them into quitting when

Posted: Mar 11, 2014

they can't pass the QA of the apprenticeship and conveniently there are no more MT positions to move to. Would definitely save them money than having a mass layoff and their unemployment account rated accordingly. You never know. The whole timing of this new "program" just seems so suspect. I really hope this isn't the case and those applying and hoping to get in do find it a positive experience, but I think there are too many red flags and the whole timing is suspect, as if it were thought up overnight with a bigger unseen plan attached to it. If this were a win-win for employee and company, wouldn't they have attempted to employ it before they were in dire straights?

I really hate it when something that should - sound paranoid, makes so much sense.

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I am going to go for it anyway.

McDonald's or Wal-Mart will still be there if it doesn't work out.

It doesn't make sense at all! - Coder

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Training programs cost the employer. Why would they pay you hourly x 20 hrs/week for 3 months, then the apprenticeship, to freaking get you off their employee rolls?

I came home from work today, looked at this board, and I see post after post after post from mostly ONE person, who has apparently spent most of her day concocting conspiracy-theory craziness, fabricating bizarre facts, twisting things, and misquoting me.

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind why she isn't interested in applying ... with behavior that bizarre, she is either not an MM employee or she is a problem MM employee who knows she would never be selected. Nobody who exhibits that degree of disturbance and rancor could be anything else.

Don't listen to those people.

How do you know its one person asking all the questions? - I asked one

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I doubt all the posts were from one. I think plenty are concerned, and maybe justified depending on lenth of time served here.

I said "mostly," not "all." - Coder

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No msg.

Are you an MM coder? If so, quick question. - anon

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How are MM coder's paid? Hourly or production.

TIA!!

I wish we could get an MM coder on here - but see message

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the website says, for coders, "competitive pay" whatever that means, 3 weeks PTO, 7 paid holidays, and bonuses.

Someone posted links to the AAPC and AHIMA - Salary surveys

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NM

Yeah, but those are the numbers now, not after MM gets through - with them. NM

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youre not an MM coder, so how can you comment at all - not even an HDS

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How can you make a judgment that people are fabricating stories? You have no idea what these people have gone through!

I agree, sounds like a disgruntled employee stirring the pot - East MT

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came home today - only poster here

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You do not work at home? Your input is appreciated, but yours is only 1 opinion. Disgruntled or not, each poster's input is appreciated in this very serious matter.

each poster's input? no way!!! - sm

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Most of the posts I've read make us look utterly ridiculous, paranoid, and quite frankly, stupid. It's disturbing to say the least. Why so many are speculating here instead of asking their supervisors and/or recruiter in charge of the program bewilders me. These are the people afraid of change, afraid of opportunity, or too lazy and/or scared to make a change to better their lives.

Yeah, because upper management has always been so honest and - forthcoming... LOL. sm

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Do you even work for MM?? All of our fears are COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED.

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