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TIME TO VENT - FRUSTRATED

Posted: Feb 09, 2010

Well... I have kept quiet for sooo long. However, as I sit here with NJA in front of me, which has become a consistent thing again ( I was already moved from one region to another because of this reason), I started looking through some old documents. I have been working at home since 1995. My company was bought out by Q in February 2000. Things were wonderful at first. Got a raise in 2001 from 0.0866 to 0.0875. Woo woo!! Bonuses, incentives, making 38,000 - 40,000 a year, one or two accounts. Nine years later, I am still at 0.0875 with no bonuses, no incentives, big BOB, no hope.... I am Tier III, and type everything that comes my way, and feel as if I am in La La Land. ASR has killed my wages - I type faster. Never hear from CCM. Passed my audit again at 99+%. Making less money now than in 1994. Don't know how much more I can take, but that is what the suits want. They want us all to flee! I have decided to do what I want, work when I want, make up my time when I want. I follow my schedule, sort of. Try not to take work away from others. I have not heard a thing from CCM. I guess I will just ride it out. Would have to make minimum wage to leave the house and go out in work force again, but will have to find second job in meantime... paper route, McDonald's, bartender. What has this company done??? Oh, gotta go, a job just rolled in LOL-- length of 48s. That should keep me busy for quite some time..........

Makes my heart break. - compassion

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It is so darn hard to keep hearing the same stories.
Can you contact someone above the CCM? If this were happening to me, I would be sending out e-mails to any person I could find... Other CCMs, other directors, other QTLs, support, every person listed for human resources, EVERYONE!
I would not stop until they laid me off. I would just keep sending e-mails that stated "I want to work and there is nothing in my work pool.... PLEASE HELP"

Please, do whatever it takes for yourself, but do not give up.

no answers - just empathy

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right there with you and unwilling to jump into the fire just to have it happen somewhere else.

what company - were you with

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when the Q bought you in 2000? I was in San Diego when they bought us also, just wondering if you were there?

Time to Vent - SecondWind

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I think the wage lowering was meant to make you work harder to make up whatever money you lose in ASR. It is not working for me. My work ethic has really slipped. I have a very difficult time treadmill typing same speed, same hours, less pay. I too have been working when and if I felt like it. I'm trying to come up with some type of incentive to push myself as the company seems to have none.

I too have lost my work ethic for this job. - dnr

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Working harder just hasn't gotten me anywhere. I find myself not caring if I sign in 10 minutes late and really have to push myself to stick with it the last hour of my shift.

My gosh! I could have written this post too! - DJ

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Sounds so sadly familiar. I long for the days of working for YOG and making big bucks with less strain and stress.

Pay, or should I say no pay. - doe

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I agree, miss YOG. Now this company is pulling in the normal and the MT has to fill it in, but the company gets all money from the normal. These greedy people will not let the MT make a living at all, hope I find a new job soon because my heart is certainly gone for this company, totally.

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