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PAYDAY/XANAX DAY - Adios
Posted: Jun 11, 2010
Well, another day fighting back tears. Thought this paycheck would be a little better. WRONG.
I have tried to be less anal about my reports, then I see all the posts about bad audits and get paranoid and go back to being anal. That used to be a good thing in this profession. Now I feel like I am between a rock and a hard place.
If I take enough time to correct everything ASR screws up, my pay falls. If I let the noncritical things go, have to worry about audit.
My paycheck is now about $300 less every 2 weeks than before all ASR. I have tried everything, believe me. I am a seasoned MT/ME, was here when they rolled ASR out, and nothing works to get my production up. I look at some of the reports in old jobs and cringe, embarassed that my client gets them.
Wish the economy would turn around so I could get out of here. Having a second job helps but does not make it all up. I wonder how many management employees have had to work this job full time and take on another job.
For those who would say make a change, I need the medical benefits and I live in a rural area, aside from that I am willing to do anything but transcribe. And I am trying, just not so easy to do. I have looked into schooling, not so easy with 2 jobs and don't have the money. I will not give up but payday has become an extremely depressing day for me.
Monday will be better.
You are not alone, friend. - We are in this together
[ In Reply To ..]It is depressing for a lot of us. Just know that you are not alone! I know it does not help pay the bills, but we will make it out of all of this, somehow.
Thank you - Adios
[ In Reply To ..]I wouldn't wish this feeling on anyone else, but there is comfort in knowing there are others who understand.
hanging by a thread here too - can empathize completely nm
[ In Reply To ..]nm
Rock on..hanging by a thread - CyberlandMT
[ In Reply To ..]Signed off early tonight and don't even care if I made my hours or not. Too tired of doing "work for nothing." Do this and do that..that I don't even get paid for. Clerical work that should be someone else's responsibility..someone who works on the clock and gets paid an hourly wage...That's not me...I get paid for production!!! My new philosophy is if I don't get paid for it, I'm not doing it.
$300 - you are lucky - anon
[ In Reply To ..]mine is at least $500 per pay check down. I made $12,000 less last year than in years previous.
Payday - anonymous
[ In Reply To ..]When I saw the words "minimum wage" on my pay stub for the first time this check, I cried. That is what I have been reduced to? I haven't made minimum wage since 1976. I will be honest, I even had a brief thought that dying wouldn't be so bad.
Once again, like a lot of us, I am over 50, and transcription is all I know. Were I to spend years in school and thousands of dollars and come out with a fresh degree at 59 with no experience in my new field -- who would hire me? I am truly despondant. Yesterday was the most depressed day I have ever experienced.
Am in the same sinking boat here.... - MTsella
[ In Reply To ..]Besides pay in the crapper, am losing my hearing in my left ear. Doc said this is due to years of doing this work. I have given 42 years to this profession, 12 to this company, and am just hoping my one good hear holds up another 4 years until I can retire. At 62, I am too old to learn a new profession and too young for SS. Yes, I could retire early, but the cost of private insurance would eat up all of what I would get on SS at this time.
As you said, going to work for another company seems futile as they would either become another Q or be sucked up by them.
My significant other has cancer, so even checking out of this life is not an option as I have to care for him.
My only words of encouragement are that you are not alone, and there are many of us going down in the same ship, what I call the "Q-Tanic."
Payday - Lydia
[ In Reply To ..]Your story is my story, almost to the letter. I wish I had an answer for this, but can at least empathize.
I'm mid 50s, and I hope someone will hire me! - cc
[ In Reply To ..]I've just spent a year in school training for a new career and finish my internship next month.
IMO - college degrees aren't the way to go anymore (mostly) and vocational training has become a better shot for earning a living.
My paycheck has become not even worth working for. It's become like treading in quick sand.
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