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Nuance what's the good news? - Displaced

Posted: Apr 12, 2013

I really appreciate all the replies, good and bad. I guess the good new is we the displaced have time on our sides in that we have 58 days to make a decision about our future employment, I believe the union did get us that. I'm definitely going to look at other companies, possibly independent contractor positions. There are some leaving who have kids/families they are supporting, I am 59, only support myself so I have that at least. Appreciate MTStars board.

If you have the opportunity to take UE - I would do it

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I know at least one person personally and also from what I have read on these boards that if you accept their offer, THEN realize the inevitable (that your pay and benefits have turned to less than half or nothing of what you had, that you are being treated like a naughty idiot who doesn't care about patients when you make one little mistake and your years of experience, skill, and seniority mean zilch) you will regret not going on unemployment so you have plenty of time to get a better position.

I was bought out by Nuance and my company cleverly gave us "bonuses" for 6 months so we could "get up to speed" (in reality so we wouldn't realize what was happening, which was we were forced into a grossly inferior job without any choice in the matter, without even realizing it was happening). If your company/hospital gives you a choice to take unemployment I would definitely take it. Also, if there is an option to be an IC because you are of value to the account, that is another good option - at least you maintain some control and I imagine much better pay.

I personally do not think there are any more good MT jobs out there anymore, i.e. I went from $20+ to $10-15 per hour in a few short months, but now I am just working more hours with a second job and realizing that where I live I would not get paid more then $10 an hour for any job anyway and I would end up having to pay commuting costs, etc. Plus I love what I do and will keep doing it until it is COMPLETELY obsolete instead of just mostly.

Good luck!

union didn't do - anything

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Same thing happened to me. The 60 days is required by the dept of labor in these situations. You do not have to go with the company they are outsourcing to so check out what your ballpark UE weekly benefit might be in your state and maybe that will allow you to find a good job. Massachusetts has the highest weekly benefit in the country and other states, like Florida for example, have the lowest. The union rep was at our meeting, didn't know why, but when he discovered why, he said, "the hospital can outsource at any time."

"...60 days is required by the dept of labor..." - Des

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Your statement is not quite accurate.

I copied this info from a USDoL fact sheet...

"...for 50-499 employees if they make up at least 33% of the employer's active workforce..."

I have no doubt that a hospital which requires 57 MTs would have less than 200 total employees, i.e. "33% of the employer's active workforce."

I believe that the 60 days was given to these MTs as a courtesy, and they should be grateful. When we were outsourced to MedQuist, we were given 2-1/2 weeks.

Be Careful - BoNanna

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If you take UE for a long period of time, you might have trouble getting back into MT again. There are not a lot of good jobs out there even with a good education. It is easier to get a new job if you already have one but not the other way around. Just something to think about.

60 days - Whomovedmycheese

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As one of the 57 I am very grateful for the 60 days. It makes a big difference. I'm losing about 225 plus days of major sick leave I would have collected at retirement in about 3 years. Never used one hour of it.

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