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I just don't know if I can do this today. nm - wannie

Posted: Feb 25, 2015

nm

I feel that way every single day. - I really do.

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Before you all tell me or the other poster to just go work for somebody else:

I am over 55 and age discrimination is real.

I am disabled and discrimination against people with challenges is real.

Many brick and mortar jobs simply are not possible.

Any MTSO I work for would just as likely be bought by Nuance as the last one I worked for.

So, you know, never mind on the friendly advice.

I agree with you... - kk

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on all of the above. I am under 50, but I have been looking for a new job since they rolled out the new comp plan, and what I'm finding is pretty frightening. I've had 4 interviews and 4 offers with other transcription companies. I've taken none of them simply because they aren't paying any more, the schedules are not any better than what I have now, and I had one company who also used a "grid" system to determine pay and I'm afraid many companies will be following suit very soon. I dread logging on for my shift each day, dread looking at FIESA, dread it all, so I am looking for something outside of MT. Only reason I'm staying is because as of this time, I haven't found anything better. Anyone who says just leave and get a job somewhere else has no idea how difficult that is to do.

I'm 55, too, and have extenuating circumstances - wannie

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where I absolutely have to work from home or put my mother in a nursing home. I've interviewed with other companies, too, and the pay is just as bad or worse. Been through 2 buy-outs already and don't care to go through another one. I'm just sooooo tired of all the junk, the stupid tiered pay, the lousy dictators, all the different account specifics. Sorry for my rant, here, but I just had to vent a little or I was going to bust (or quit, which I can't afford to do). Thanks for "listening" and not being judgmental.

I am touched by your circumstance because I cared for my Mom - Tinear

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in my home for 5 years while learning this as a new career skill. On some nights, I would have a terrible Hindu dictator on my headset and my mother screaming her head off from dementia in the other room. My mom passed away in my home and I was glad I took care of her, but feel cursed in this God forsaken profession. I think they call it situational depression!

Cursed - Dotty

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You sound like me. I too had my mom with dementia living with me who passed a couple of years ago at age 91. This profession is a "cursed profession." I didn't have a horrible Hindu doctor but at the time, had a Jewish-American neurologist who made me want to kill myself! Thank God, that is all now in the past ...

Same here....mom with dementia....I guess - a lot of us are in this situation...

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I remember a few years ago when I first had to move her in with me that I was so thankful to be able to have a great job telecommuting so I can take care of her. Now, things as you all know are hitting rock bottom in this "career" so I'm having to contemplate getting a "regular" job....then realizing that it just won't work....she would die if she had to go to a nursing home and I don't want her to have to. Not even sure we could afford that. Too bad mom couldn't have gotten dementia 10 years ago when this was still an okay job. I wouldn't have to worry day and night. Sad.

Extenuating - I hear you

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We as women workers are being thumped into oblivion more or less; and yes, as we age, it is even worse for the most part .. I am working on this issue. Plus in replying to this post, I see Elite Medical Scribes is advertising (Ha)! who by the way in this state pay minimum wage if dumb enough to work for them!

Yep, I'm 65, so that ups the age-discrimination - significantly. Only crickets, no job-app replies.

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How do you know if you don't try? - No spring chicken either

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I took a chance on a job, decided to try it out part-time and see just how it went. The pay is also tiered, and it looked bad on paper but in reality it at least isn't any worse. The line counts seem better. Here's a clue: Nuance brags having the lowest requirement. The reason just might be because they have a way of counting the lines lower than other companies.

Another thing that's worth it is just for sanity sake not having to deal with all the frustration at Nuance. Granted, another company could get bought up by either Nuance or MModal, but I think most of that is over now too. Neither one of them has emerged as the leader. They both have bad reputations and clients don't seek them out. They have been buying their clients by buying up other companies and just like us, the clients don't appreciate having been tricked like that either. Those contracts are only for a few short years and after that (and I know for a fact that none of the clients I've worked for are happy) they will just go elsewhere, just paving the way for other better companies to grow.

Just because they have some money (at your expense) to buy out others and then run them into the ground doesn't make them superior.

Oh, believe me. I am trying. I apply to ANY job - wannie

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that looks even halfway decent. It's just hard to find one with the fit that I have to have right now.

Can't do this - Disappointed

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Yep, agree with everyone. I just turned 60 a couple months ago and know the who age discrimination thing. Of course, no potential employer would every say it to your face but you KNOW from the questions and the looks. I also agree that no matter where you go, you'll basically get treated the same so what's the point ? It is so very sad. It's no wonder I'm on meds for depression that I NEVER had a problem with until working as an MT.

Age discrimination - AnotherAnon

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I just wanted to say that not all companies discriminate against age. My dad, who is turning 79 this year, was hired by Home Depot about 4 months ago and he has been happily working there since. He is making a couple of dollars above minimum wage, they love having him there and is treated much better than we are treated by Nuisance.

All the Home Depot ads I've read have a rather - high-poundage lifting requirement.

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I see that as partially age-discrimination, but in particular discrimination against women - who don't have the same upper body strength as men at any age.

How is that gender discrimination? - sm

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I get your point, but I certainly don't see a weightlifting requirement as gender discrimination. It's just part of the job. That's like saying an MT job that that as a 65 wpm requirement is discrimination against someone who only has one hand. If they can type that fast, it doesn't matter what they have.

I used to work as line service at an airport, and the weight lifting requirement was 75 pounds. You're right, a lot of women probably could not do that, but the reason it was part of the job requirements is because you needed to be able to lift passengers' bags and also lift heavy equipment overhead. Likewise with Home Depot; it's just part of the job.

I still think it's veiled gender discrimination. - nm

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Not age-discrimination or discrimination against women - AnotherAnon

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My dad works in the Lumber Dept lifting lumber for his entire shift 18-25 hours a week. At 78-1/2 it keeps him busy and keeps him fit.

I work part-time in the Flooring and Tile Dept, I'm 51, lifting boxes of tile and rolls of carpet 25 hours a week. There is no discrimination against women in fact my Dept is about 70% female. I cannot wait for the day when I can go full-time and quit Nuisance.

I'm not saying it's for everyone, but it's definitely not age-discrimination or discrimination against women, and I don't have to pay to go to a gym!!! LOL

the crypt-keeper - youngatheart

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anybody see the Freaky Friday movie? LOL, that's what I feel like the interviewer sees when I walk into the room! (I'm 63) Why would they choose someone like me over some 20s/30s/40s chick, if we have similar qualifications? They're probably figuring I'll fall and fracture my hip or have a heart attack within the next couple of years.

Ha! I had a near fatal heart attack in my mid 40s. - Never know

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