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So.......how long until I'm fired? - mt2long

Posted: Jun 26, 2013

I've been below the required 99% for over 12 months with QC of 10% or below. How long until they fire me? I've been a MT for a long time, but this job has been the worse.

Isn't it 98% minimum for employment, 99% for bonus? - ex-Nuancer

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I stayed just below 99% for a long time before I quit, no problem, except for not getting the bonus anymore. Have they changed the employment requirement?

http://forum.mtstars.com/485611.html

99% min now - MTSlave

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for employement 99.4% for the first bonus and 100% for the top bonus.

Sorry to say, but I find the reliability of your info doubtful. - ex-Nuancer

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Unless the "first bonus" (whatever that is) has changed from 99.5% to 99.4% and there's no longer a Production Bonus that starts at 99%.

Reposting bonus info I've posted before:

http://forum.mtstars.com/469442.html

I didn't say I was trying for bonus - which are impossible. - mt2long

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I simply stated I have not been above 98% for over 18 months. When I check FIESA, I am running 100% to 99% but within a couple of days at the end of the pay period, I seem to have 1 report picked apart which drops my score to below 98, which then of course, stays that way for the entire quarter.

I just wondered if anyone else has this going on. I really don't care if they fire me, I've been looking for a better job since I started here.

I thought you meant you were somewhere between 98% and 99% - ex-Nuancer

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as you originally said you've been below the (supposed) "99% required" minimum, nothing about "not been above 98%," which is a different matter if the required minimum is even only 98% (which I still think it is), not the 99% you stated. But if you've actually been below 98% for a majority of quarterly scores for that long, then either you're close enough that they don't care or you've just slipped through the cracks (I'm guessing more likely the former).

Again, I still don't think the mimimum "required" for employment is 99%, but 98% (as it was when my TSM told me that a little over a year ago when I confused it with the bonus minimum myself). You'd think there would be a difference between the minimum needed for the lowest "bonus" versus that needed for employment, right? Wouldn't be much of a "bonus" if all full-timers were expected to meet those same requirements consistently (including the 186 lph plus, which is also supposed to be required to stay employed), exclusive of QC submission rate.

My TSM regularly sent us Metrics of our whole team's performance, so even if yours doesn't do that, she does likely know that you stay above 99% for the majority of the time, so I still wouldn't worry about it.

Well we received this in May 2013 - MTSlave

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Nuance Quality Monitoring statement:

"If 4-week trending scores are below 99% after above steps, TSM-MLS will place MLS on nonDSP with continuous mentoring from a TL..... MLS may be given access to limited worktypes while on nonDSP as required by TAT and client need. If no improvement in 2 weeks, continue to step 4."

Hummm...I ever got that information.... - Southernbelle

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Who sent it out so I can ask about it?

My TSM - MTSlave

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She got it from another TSM.

It's titled: Nuance Global Quality Compliance Program PDF 24 pages long.

The whole low-down is explained.

I have never received that info either...sm - LoveMT

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At the rate QA is targetting the majority of us, then I would guess there are a great deal of people under 99% accuracy. I guess pretty soon we will ALL be under the microscope and having to "work closely" with someone who may or may not have transcription experience...

Quality - sofedup2

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Our TSM recently mentioned "she" had to keep the quality of the account at 99.3%. Of course, WE all know who REALLY keeps the quality of an account high.

I thought they changed getting the bonus from 99% to 99.5% - makes it harder to get nm

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nm

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