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SA5 NJA (no surprise).............but - Kiki

Posted: Jan 18, 2010

seems strange as we were actually backed up this weekend, no way we could have wiped all that out without some "help" if ya know what I mean. Unfortunately, you prob do.

For all those whose accounts go overseas....how did it happen? Did you just try to sign in and got NJA and then never got work again from that account? Or is it a slower process? I was wondering when my turn was.......at least thanks to this board I'm prepared........

And thankfully I'm in CA. They can't string me along with NJA; they have to pay me my benefit rate (even though only up to 4 hours per day; I work 8), but better than nothing while I look elsewhere. They will NOT like paying me even 4 hours per day of NJA, of that I'm sure.....so they will be forced to lay me off and have to pay UI anyway. I wish all states had the labor laws we have here.

Still sucks though, who knows if can find another job soon enough. This is my only income. My son is about to leave to teach English overseas; I hope I can hang on at least that long.

The very least (and I do mean least) MQ could have done was instead of that ridiculous, deceitful letter about how they will ALWAYS need US MTs, and not to worry, blah blah blah.....they could have given us a letter with the truth so we ALL could prepare. I mean the ones who never see this board (and there are many more of those than us who do)....THEY are the ones I feel bad for...they will see consistent NJA and not really know what's up and might not have made a back up plan.

Regarding lack of work - MT Bottle

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I totally empathize with you but we all have to remember they're in this to make money - for them, not us. They can't very well give us a heads up because then most of us would up and leave pronto and they can't allow that to happen. They do need the US MT's at least until the Indian workforce is sufficient in number to take over most or all of our work and that won't be for a while yet; and then there are those clients who do not want their work offshored. It remains to be seen how they're handling that one. I believe if they can get away with sending that work out, they'll do what they can get away with.

It's a shame work at home MT's are isolated. If it were not for boards like this very few of us would know what is really going on. I feel bad for all those who insist that everything is fine, plenty of work, why do so many MQ MT's come here and complain. Sooner or later, as they move along in the process, work is going to dry up for most MQ U.S. MT's - hence the whole MME deboggle - it's a transition tool - this way they get the ILP work fixed - cheap. JMO.

Clients Refusing to Offshore - sm

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I think that eventually clients who refuse to allow their work to go offshore will simply be cut loose when their contracts come up for renewal.

Refusing to offshore......... - Kiki

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It wouldn't make sense to cut them loose and lose a client....I think they would simply find a way AROUND it....such as if they can say a US MT gave it the final overlook......that makes more sense.

I guess. Anyway you slice it, we get the shaft. - nm

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So true....... n/m - Kiki

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