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Why are they so quick to dock our pay? - Tired

Posted: May 30, 2015

Why do they make such a big deal out of an error, including sending e-mails saying "ERROR ALERT" or making a 3-point error a "critical patient safety error," then docking your pay for same, but if you go back to look at the document or to listen to it again, which you can in Escription, they have NEVER CORRECTED THE ERROR??? I don't think they are that concerned about errors, other than to dock our pay and to shame us. If they were, they would correct the error in the original document. They would send a corrected document to the client. Apparently they just let the error stand, but not before they've lowered our pay for it. It also means you cannot totally trust other peoples' documents when you go to see what the doctor said instead of leaving a blank. Just another way for them to catch us making a mistake, then docking pay. They are hypocrites. Patient safety, my foot!

If they suddenly started sending all corrections - back they would have to admit they are

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not delivering the quality originally promised to the customer for what they are paying. Yep, their main concern is patient safety alright.

Screwed - money

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Their "so-called" clever ways of screwing you out of your money. Hopefully ten years down the road I can look at the MT industry and see all the big wigs at the MT companies are in prison ...

I don't work for Nuance - sm

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but I saw this post, and I'm shocked. I'm not an expert on the law, so can anyone explain to me how this is legal?

It's management by abuse - Val

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and I really think it is because most of us are women. They tell you you are stupid and incompetent and withhold your allowance. I bet if they could, they'd smack you upside the head like those poor seamstresses in Thailand.

it is because we are women - bettymcbricker

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I totally agree that it is because we are women. I know my husband would never stand for this crap (struggling to make pennies in the middle of the night) but apparently it is fine for me because I need to be home with our toddler during the day. Yes, of course I want to be home with my son during the day (I really do) and I chose this, but it is very hard going from a regular (hospital/union) wage to this appalling pay and staying up all hours to do it. I made nearly double per hour at my high school job. It makes me equally ashamed and furious.

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