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Condolences to XP users - mom22

Posted: Jan 12, 2015

I just have to send out some Monday wishes for all those with XP who woke up to a nice e-mail that they would have to acquire a new computer. Considering it is barely after Christmas, and it just is one thing followed by another, I'm not sure how they expect you to do this on less pay, and I'm sure this created stress for a lot of people. And I just thought some warm wishes and prayers in your direction were warranted this morning.

Question - XP user

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When did you get the e-mail? I haven't gotten anything.

probably only for certain accounts/platforms - anon

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I know some accounts still require XP since they are privately owned and nuance cannot force them to upgrade.

Ambulatory - mom22

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We got the e-mail Friday, so I saw it late last night. A detailed email that they are even paying 30 min of training to review. If you have XP, Inscribe 6 won't use it. So if you don't use Inscribe, I guess it won't matter. I probably should have specified that before I freaked everyone out!

I am surprised you're just getting this now. This - took place last year and there really

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aren't many places, if any, that allow XP anymore. The reason, Windows no longer supports this version (i.e. updates, etc.) I know it's not an expense you were planning for right now, but if you ever plan on going to another company, it'll need to be done. Rather than a whole new computer, can you possibly upgrade your windows version instead cheaper ?

I'm okay - mom22

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Luckily, I'm okay. I just feel for everyone who got hit with this and will have to purchase another computer. It breaks my heart to think they might be struggling already, and now this.

I find this ridiculous. If you worked in an office.. - SM

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Would you have to purchase a new computer to take to work with you? No, you wouldn't. This is fine and dandy for an IC, but an EMPLOYEE having to provide their own PC? I don't understand how these companies get away with it.

Time frame - mom22

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We just updated within the past month to the most recent version of the platform. Now this. And they are being very generous. We had to respond by today with our operating system, and if you had XP, you have all these steps. Then they so generously told them they have until a deadline to get everything purchased and set up, and honestly, it's not a lot of time to bank $ for a computer right after Christmas. Oh, but they will give you a $500 loan per year for computer equipment, so you can just take out a loan with them. Uh, not! I agree with you. If you are an employee, and they are upgrading to something you don't have, they should loan you the equipment. But I guess that's unheard of....sort of like not paying OOW time even though we are required to be there.

Apply at Opti-Script... - SM

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They supply a computer, they pay better (though no bonuses, that I know of) and they are very nice people. I used to work there, but I really wanted QA work, so I moved on. Anyway, they are hiring right now. Check the job seeker's board. It's a really good company. Truth.

I know plenty of employees in other industries that must - see message

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purchase and supply their own equipment and uniforms. If it's in the contract, and an employee agrees to and signs the contract, then that's the way the cookie crumbles. I've been an employee MT for many years for various companies. I have always supplied my own PC. Nothing new.

To be fair... - mom22

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To be fair, I've never used someone else's equipment. I happen to have a lot of empathy for people, coming 2 weeks off of Christmas, having to make a large purchase that they may not have the money for simply because the operating system they have used with that platform needs an update. Find the money or lose your job, and then who is to say they're not going to turn around in another 2 weeks and change something else, and you lose your job?

As I said earlier, I'm one of the lucky ones. My operating system is fine, but that doesn't cause me to worry less about the financial woes of other people, some of who have had their income cut drastically already, and some of who I work side by side with (in a virtual kinda way). It might be how the cookie crumbles, but I happen to think they could have handled it, and the time frame, a little better. My personal opinion.

I just wonder....what is next???

If you are an employee, there usually is no contract. Contracts - usually happen in IC situations.

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Most states these days are "at will" states which means there is definately no contract for employees. They can refuse to hire you if you don't have the right stuff and fire you if you sneezed impolitely and they weren't even around to hear it.

Achoo! - mom22

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You have that right. They need no reason and can pretty much do whatever they want from what I'm seeing. If you wanna work there, you have to play by their rules, no matter how ridiculous or unfair. To be honest, there was SO much training stuff, I don't know what all I signed. Hope I get to keep my kidneys!

Just because you've always done it, doesn't make it right - x

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Look for a refurbished computer. sm - .

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My PC went caput last year, and I was able to buy a nice refurbished Dell PC with Windows 7 for less than $150. It works just fine almost a year later. Got it from KMart on line.

What I would do is go on eBay or Craigslist - and buy some cheap, refurbished - sm

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beater PC with non-XP software on it for work. Especially since this type of work won't be around much longer. No sense in getting all the bells and whistles just to do MT.

Then I'd either clean out all the speed-killing Nuance software from the XP computer, and use it for myself. Either that, or get myself a nice little laptop with all the bells and whistles for personal use.

Windows XP to windows 7 - rock bottom

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Sorry to hear that you were given such a short deadline to get a new computer.

Word of caution: Craiglist and Ebay for electronics is a crapshoot. Enter at your own risk.

You can get a good basic windows 7 even new for a few hundred.

Otherwise, I would call legit computer places in your locale and ask them if they have refurbished windows 7, etc.

Computers that ran XP will likely not be fast enough to efficiently run windows 7.

Plus you will need much more RAM than the XP systems had, and you likely do not have enough slots for that much RAM.

Tiger Direct is a legit place to get a used computer online. I've only known 1 person who did that but he never had a problem.

Microcenter is another good place - Chi-town MT

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I bought my computer from them last summer and it's a dream. Mine came with Windows 7.

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