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If you find yourself employed at Nuance through no fault of your own, with no other choice - you need to:

Posted: Mar 13, 2014

Claim bankruptcy right away because soon you won’t be able to afford debt, and then you won’t be able to afford to file bankruptcy either, and you could lose much more than your self-esteem. You will probably eventually lose that.

Buy a cappuccino maker because you won’t be able to buy fancy coffee anymore. You will know exactly what is in it too.

Keep the basics stocked: rice, beans, taters, nuts, fruit, eggs, flour, sugar, etc, because your food budget will be cut drastically and these will keep you healthier, and you can still whip up a sweet now and then. You’ll be making all your meals at home because if you do go out to eat you might have to tip, and you need that $4. You will lose weight, I assure you.

Get cozy with COZI TV.

Learn how to grow your own vegetables, herbs, etc. Plant a pear tree in your yard too. You will know exactly where they had been before they cross your lips.

Have a big rummage sale now and then and get rid of all that junk you don’t need for a few extra $$ in your pocket. If you can afford pockets, consider yourself lucky.

Good and sound advice. - no message

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Response - Pollyanna

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True enough - I lost my home and don't have money to do ANYTHING anymore.

It's sad, but MTs are literally working for pennies - anymore SM

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It should be against the law to pay anyone 4 cents a line as high as the cost of living is. And to top it off, that's based on production pending work availability and I'm speaking in terms of MTSOs in general, not just Nuance. They could at least throw in $3 an hour or something to compensate for such low line rates. The OPs post is hilarious, but sadly true.

No kidding. Waitresses make at least that plus tips to make up MM - It is sad nm

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uh oh, someone who can afford pockets - dislikes this ~ nm

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Is that person even human? - sm

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If so, she/he is heartless. And better watch her/his back because with every acquisition, HR heads roll.

LOL!!! Your post is hilarious!! - and the truth.

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Nuance - LJC

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Oh so true - been there, done that - all of it! What she failed to mention is that if you decide (stupidly) to go ahead and stay with Nuance after the merger rather than looking around, there is good chance they will take away the accounts you used to work on, give you a new temporary account and then when the temporary account is about to end, fire you and claim something stupid like insubordination!

More suggestions - broke

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1. Find the recycling center and start collecting aluminun cans and scrap metal if you have a truck. I found 2 metal spoons that were silver and made $42 on them and took my aluminum cat food cans in and made $7.70 which at Aldi means a week's worth of groceries and half a tank of gas!
2. Go on care.com and get an account. I signed up for pet sitting, old people sitting and light housework.
3. Sign up for food stamps. Here's the SNAP criteria web site http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligibility.

Thank you for this info. - NUANCE SHOULD BE ASHAMED!

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Previously appropriately paid, highly skilled transcriptionists now working for the air we breathe. I, for one, will be following up on your suggestions. I never in a million years would have thought I would be in this situation. I'm about to lose everything I've worked for and am quite far away from retirement. Thank you, Nuance, for taking EVERYTHING away from me after what I gave you.

I forgot more suggestions - broke

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I forgot you can also make up to $300 a month for selling plasma. They go by weight and I'm elegible for the big pay as long as my only vein holds out! Here's the web site address you can see if there's a plasma center near you.
http://www.talecrisplasma.com/html/talecris-locations.htm

OMG, cat food cans? - FOR CASH?

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I've been putting them in the recycling bin. Duh! Thanks for the tip! I owe you!

check the can with a magnet if it doesnt stick its aluminum - nm

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How many cat food cans did it take to reach $7.70? sm - ACatLady

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Were they the 3 ounce, 5.5 ounce, or 13 ounce cans. I think some of the 13 ounce ones are actually part steel. Researched this recently as with multiple cats I go through a lot of cans.Wasn't sure if it would be worthwhile or not, especially with having to clean out the cans first and remove labels.

cat food cans - sm

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I had 4 partial bags this time, last time I turned them in was in October last year and got $30 for them. They're the regular Friskies and Aldi cans, not the really small like Fancy Feast. If you put a magnet on them and it doesn't stick, it's aluminum. I wash my recycling anyway, so I just put the regular recycling in one trash can, the aluminum in another trash can and then the garbage in another. My son is going to fix me up a compost bin so I won't have hardly any waste at all.

I always wash mine too, ants - smg

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But do you need to take off the paper wrapper? It's okay, just wondering. I have 6 cats and feed a few more strays so the cans build up in a hurry. Thanks again so much for the help.

I find myself wondering what Mrs. Nuance - thinks of all this.

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I could never affiliate with anyone who had so little compassion. And what must Mr. Nuance's parents think of him? Surely, they can't be proud.

He probably snuffed his parents for the life - insurance money.

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Snuffed the parents-oh no he din'nt - keeping their SS check

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That would be far too humane. Why would he give them the privilege to escape his greediness. He would lock them in the basement, starve them and steal their Social Security checks and continue to do so long after they starved and died a cold long tortuous death. Then he would leave their cold dead bodies in the basement and continue to bilk the systems of the Social Security money for as long as he could. He would probably prop them up in wheelchairs and take them to the bank to cash their checks too.

Eat Ramen noodles. nm - iwantsteak

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scramble eggs and stir boiled Ramen noodles in them. Filling. nm - wantsteak

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oh yeah, mix 1/2 packet of seasoning. Good when you're starving. nm - wantsteak

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bankruptcy - just me

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been there ... done that... and you are exactly right.

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