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Posted: Nov 07, 2009

I'm about to throw my compuer out the window!!!  I've had such poor voice quality today's dictations.  To make matters worse, they all seem to be on hyperspeed and eatting lunch.  I'm having to listen over and over just to get the ADT screen filled out.  Can't make out the doctor's name half the time and when I finally get out of ADT, the report itself is taking like 3-4 times longer than it should because of the sound quality.  I've tried everything I know to make it better.  Volume, speed and tone do nothing to clear up the clarity.  I'm about ready to call in sick and just forget it this weekend!!!     

Just be thankful you have work at all. At least - you will get min.wage.

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While others of us have gotten NJA all morning so far. I'd rather be earning min wage than nothing. And I can't make it up on the weekend and at night because I am scheduled to work on the weekend and at night !

schedules - sm

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I really wish they'd just do away with the whole set sechedule thing and let us have a broader range in when we work. Instead of having to commit to specific hours, why not just let us commit to a range like say 11 pm to 11 a.m. This way we could work any time during that time frame and get our hours in. I know that will never happen because they'd lose one more method of getting rid of us.

You get NJAs, can't make up the work outside of curernt schedule, and then get a coaching for not getting your required hours in for the pay period.

We show up to work and then get in trouble for their poor pool/account management. The gap analysis is also such a joke. If it worked, there wouldn't be an NJA because no time slots would be over staffed and those scheduled to work would have plenty to keep them busy.

Had to vent a bit.


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