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Happy MT Week with love from Nuance - Unhappy MT

Posted: May 18, 2015

Love this quote sent by TSM this morning:

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” ~Dalai Lama

Guess she is unaware of the damage their grid has done to us, huh????

Happy MT week anyway, folks!

Nuance Goal: No Americans willing to work. That's why we hire Indians. - Not rocket science.

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This has been their goal. To force Americans right out of the work place. They have no respect for Americans let alone America. What a bunch of greedy, unpatriotic you-know-whats!

Personally, I am waiting for a few more pieces of my puzzle to fall into place and then I'm gone from this hell hole, gone from the disgusting stench with which these scoundrels have permeated my life. And yes, I have allowed it up until now because I foolishly thought things would get better. They will not. I have to change. We all have to change.

The powers that be at Nuance will most assuredly get what is coming to them. I wouldn't want to be them on Judgment Day.

I got out over a year ago, don't have a job, - and the world didnt end. In fact,

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it's a lot better. No supervisors. No sleep deprivation. No sore hands and shoulders.

No money, either, but I've discovered money isn't everything in this world. I'm getting along fairly well without it.

LOL. I am assuming you are being facetious... - but....

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if not....I'd like to know how you survive with "no money." Or do you just mean no "extra" money.

If I could survive with absolutely NO money and not have to do this sh&t job I'd love to know HOW.

do you live - in a tent?

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I would love to know the secret to living without an income. At this point a hippie commune is even appealing. â��

I do it with a little luck and a lot of creativity! - sm

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I'm lucky enough to live in a little "poverty pocket" that is actually a friendly little neighborhood in what is normally a pricey area. I have a deal that I gradually eased into with the landlords as my income kept dropping, where I do building management at my small apartment complex in exchange for rent. Since it's a really small building, it doesn't really amount to much work at all.

I do occasional odd jobs for people for cash, by word of mouth. I pet-sit, babysit, bring in mail & water plants.

I sell things I no longer have a need for, or clothing that doesn't fit, on eBay. I also occasionally sell craft-type items I make.

I own a sewing machine, and although I'm only self-taught, and wouldn't win any awards in sewing expertise, I make as much of my own clothing as possible, or else "re-fab" clothing I get from Goodwill.

Friends are always giving me their unwanted things - clothing, household goods, etc., which I can either use, give to someone else who needs it, or sell.

Since I lost my job and the UE ran out, I've been scraping by for whatever other money I've needed by occasionally raiding my savings. The savings will be gone by August, but by Sept. I'll be able to start applying for social security.

I just started a veggie garden in the backyard in a tree well that was otherwise sunny, wind-protected, and yet not being used for anything. Landlords are fine with that. I'm going to grow lettuce & radishes, some of which I hope to trade with neighbors for lemons and eggs. (Some have chickens.)

To spruce up the gardens, instead of buying plants or flowers, I grow new ones from cuttings I clip during my neighborhood walks. People are always giving me "pups" from succulent plants, which are great. They grow with very little water or care, and keep on having more babies. The babies can be replanted or put in a cute pot and sold.

I don't eat fancy brand-name foods. I shop at an outlet grocery, and buy whatever is on sale the cheapest. Meat's gotten too expensive, so I eat a lot of tofu, eggs, cereal, etc. I've pretty much weaned myself of my Coca-Cola habit, but when I DO want soda-pop, I buy the cheapest liter-sized generic brand.

I water down my liquid dish soap and hand soap to make it last longer.

I don't eat based on what time it is. If I'm not hungry, I just skip that meal and wait until I finally do get hungry.

My car is 19 years old, and a gas hog, but it's paid for, reliable, and gets me where I need to go. I'm friends with the one mechanic we have here in town, and in a pinch, he'll take payments if you pay him in cash. I save on gas by combining trips.

I have an IRA (that I haven't funded since the '90s), which isn't a lot, but I will someday be able to tap into that to supplement my social security. That doesn't become available to me until 2020, however.

If I need something, such as gardening tools, a piece of furniture, pots and pans, etc., I can usually find what I need in the "free" section of Craigslist. Other times, I find things I can use when people put them out in their yards with a "free" sign on them. I'm a good scavenger.

Quote - anon

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Too bad they don't practice what they preach and put into place something for the dictators to do the same darned thing!!!!! Really scary how some of them seem to be so ignorant! Talk about patient quality care out the door, and yet NO one at this company, or the clients, appear to be concerned about that

so in other words - Rushlover

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So in other words, why bother having QA?

It has nothing to do with patient safety ... - sammy

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Patient safety is just a way to guilt us into doing better work and to be able to punish us for our mistakes. If they really cared about patient safety, they would require the dictators to do training. Doctors and nurses don't even use our records for their treatment plans. It's all for billing purposes and for the insurance companies to cover themselves in case the patient has a problem down the road.

that was such a crock. haviNg a hard time not making a - snarky comment back

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xxx

We have the same TSM - LOL - mt2

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I could care less about MT Week. They crap on us the rest of year.

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