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just got link to Town Hall Meeting - slave wages

Posted: Mar 09, 2012

and we get paid to listen to it? That's different.

how long does it take to complete? - curious

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Thanks.

what about the link from the MT webcast, where - is that, got the town hall

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nm

Not a lot there - mt

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I listened to it, about 48 or 49 minutes. What I got out of it was that they are going to start matching 401K this summer, are looking at using Outlook for our email system, promised to look into sound quality. Almost all of the questions did not sound like they came from MTs. The person reading the questions seemed to pass off MT questions to the lady who is going to do the next townhall regarding MTs. A lot of corporate speak to start off with. Not a waste of time, but none of my concerns were addressed.

Oh I forgot, link didn't work - mt

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The link in the email did not work, I had to type the whole thing into the address bar, ugh!!

you could have copied and pasted it - in address bar.

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nm

sounds typical - call me skeptical

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A match for the 401K would be great, but he probably just means for the corporate people, like they aren't getting enough money. Lord knows that they don't pay their MTs enough to be able to have money pulled out to be matched. How are people making minimum wage supposed to think about retirement? But of course that is typical corporate, not addressing the real concerns of cutting pay and reducing benefits and talking about something else instead. Great now we all will be able to pay our mortage because MModal is going to start matching 401K. Geesh!

I haven't listened to it yet, but from what you said- they promised to look into sound quality- means to me a whole fat lot of nothing. They can look into it all they want, but quit talking and actually do something. Update the equipment on MModal end. Require the clients to update their equipment. Have standards forbiding dictating while using the bathroom or driving in a car and other hard to hear places. Start scheduling meetings with the doctors and the clients regarding dictating and start sending dictations back if they don't meet minimum dictation practices. Need some examples of lousy dictating? I am sure we can all provide plenty of samples. Every report pretty much. They need to stand up for their MTs and the downright terrible dictations we have to listen to and quit kowtowing to the client and looking the other way while they keep dictating at the nurse's station or with their kids screaming in the background. I had one today with such a loud humming it almost triggered a migraine. These are truly sweat shop conditions. Gosh it makes me feel better that they are looking into it though. NOT!

Paid if "attended" - Underpaid MT

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The way I read the email is that you get paid if you were one of those chosen to "attend" not just one who listened to it at "your convenience." Does anyone know for sure? I listened to it, and would love to get paid for the time.

Oh, you're right - slave wages

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I should have known that was too good to be true.

"after participating in either session." - You get paid.

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thats the way I understood it too, per the email - it tells you how to enter it and

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when you go to watch it, you have to "sign up" by entering in your name etc. just to access it. The email gives instructions on how to enter it into Timesaver so that you will be paid for it.

I say go ahead and enter it if you watched it. Sounds to me like they are paying you for taking the time to watch.

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