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Merger/attrition fallout - Wondering

Posted: Feb 20, 2013

Does anybody out there have any idea how many Transcenders quit after the merger? I know this would be an estimate, of course. I just participated in a mandatory conference call and it's the first time I actually heard a higher-up (regional supervisor) admit that people had been quitting. I figured that was the case because of the increased TAT situations lately (especially on the weekends) so I wasn't surprised in the least, especially considering the shake-up with regard to the rules and polices and all....

Not surprised. Cant answer your question, but - curious myself. I think

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Nuance ought to take note and reevaluate their policies and compensation to their US MTs. Maybe other MTs will follow suit and hopefully eventually it will give them a wake-up call. Nothing wrong with hoping.

The stress of their QA system coupled with the low pay is nothing short of stressful. My heart goes out to those who have to depend on this job to take care of their household and family, those who are the sould bread winners. Its definitly below poverty level.

Why would they quit before March 1st? - anon

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All the Transcenders got the bonus automatically the first quarter. Why on earth leave if you are getting that extra for 3 months regardless of your QA score.

Also, where will they go? All MTSOs are basically the same and there are not that many in-house positions anymore.

I wonder how many looked before the leaped.

Our TAT has not really changed much, if anything, there has been less work so if former Transcenders - anon

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not many have quit from my account. But, the danger in waiting until the bonus expired to quit is that then there would be more quitting and therefore more competition for other positions. To me quitting to get another MT position just seems to be a case of out of the frying pan into the fire. It may be temporarily better but it will most likely go down hill soon.

Why I left before March 1 - FormerCMT

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In answer to question of why anybody would leave before March 1, I left because my pay was cut by 25%, I never had enough work, the VR system on my primary account was always messing up, thus, causing me to transcribe long reports and being paid the edit wage, I am sick and tired of working holidays and weekends, and on and on. After over 30 years as an MT, I left for a new career, albeit low paying at the moment, but not much worse than what I was averaging after the pay cut at Nuance. (Before you ask, I was a very high producer when there was work.) A decent job opportunity came along, and I took it. That's why I left even though I was still getting the freebie bonus. All the stress and worry with this dishonest company were just not worth staying there.

Thanks everyone... - Wondering

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You're all so nice to take the time to post your comments. I, too, have been an MT for over 30 years and the profession's changes (mostly to our detriment) are all so disconcerting and disheartening when we all know we're WORTH SO MUCH MORE than we receive, monetarily and policy-wise. I've also considered getting out and taking a non-MT job, but putting 2 kids through private high school and college precludes my taking a risk at this point (sole breadwinner)...in fact, I'm about to start a home-made greeting card business on the side just to make ends meet! When I worked at a major hospital in the 1990s, the word was going around that us MTs would be obsolete once modern technology (speech recognition, etc.) kicked in after the year 2000. That seems to have come to pass...ironically though, instead of being replaced by robot technology, we're still here...being forced (in a sense) to be unappreciated/low-paid cogs caught in the huge nationwide transcription machine we find ourselves trapped in. When I get blue about the state of things in my profession though, I try to remind myself that most people couldn't do what we do, that on a personal level it helps the patients and the medical personnel (not that the really mushmouthed docs really deserve it!) and that I'm disciplined and dependable and productive and SMART!!! So THERE. But forgive my soapbox speech. I wish you equally amazing MTs all well--at least WE know how valuable we all are, right?!!! :-)

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