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I work for another MTSO too that doesn't have the tier system. I get just whatever report comes into my job pool from clinic to ops. I've been at MQ for about 3 years now. CCM keeps wanting me to tier up to tier 3 so I can start doing the ops notes because we don't have enough 3s right now. However, I won't get a raise by tiering up. To me the only incentive to tier up would be more money.
After I told CCM that I wouldn't do it without a raise first, I'm suddenly getting ops reports but my MT status is still the same. I don't understand why this tiering system is in place if the CCM can just override it and give you the work anyway. I don't mind ops reports at all but if it's suppose to come with additional money, then I should be getting a raise even if I didn't tier up. When I asked CCM about the ops, I was told that I was in too low of a tier for my experience and SHOULD have been doing ops from the start. CCM says the ops will stay in my pool and when I decide to actually test, then we can discuss a potential raise.
What do you think? Should I test and officially tier up anyway without the guarantee of a raise or just stay where I am and do the occassional ops that comes my way? I think it's a **** if I do and **** if I don't type of situation.