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Why to tell the truth about Nuance - gmooh

Posted: May 23, 2014

For those of us who have found ourselves as Nuance employees by virtue of company buyouts, hospital outsourcing, or something other than traditional methods of job hunting, we have all suffered a major life loss, loss of income, loss of security, loss of self-esteem, loss of pride in work, and on and on and on. And, certainly in my case, representatives of Nuance told half-truths, made promises that could never be achieved, and decieved me, leading me into a miserable situation.

There is a very natural human reaction to that, and that is to invest time in hopes of preventing others from experiencing the misery that I have endured. Like mothers in MADD, it's very healing to in some way prevent others from going down the Nuance rate hole.

So, I'm not going to make any excuses for being negative. There is no reason to be anything but negative about enduring poverty wages, poor insurance, and the lack of security that comes with these things. I genuinely hope there is someone who chooses to say no to Nuance, and hit the streets in search of a real job.

Nuance - Done

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That is exactly what I did. We are being bought out in the next month and something just kept telling me not to go with them. I denied the offer, and everyone is asking why. I have read the info. I have read the reviews. EVERYONE can't be wrong. I wish the best for the others, I really do, but this is just not for me anymore. I have interviewed for other jobs and am waiting to hear from them, but I would rather have my peace of mind than worry about FIESA and 99% and above to get a few more pennies.

:-) - gmooh

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Wow ... you have no idea what joy I felt reading your post. I wish you all the best in your job hunt and your next position !!!

I agree, told TL why I quit - Anon

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When I gave my notice, my team lead asked why I was quitting, and I gave her ALL the reasons. Of course, it really didn't matter, but I was glad to tell her.

Now I have a non-MT job that I don't really like. However, I make about what I made after Nuance dropped my pay from 5 cpl to 3.75 cpl, and I don't have to worry about OOW, making up time, lying on my time sheet, VR not working and having to transcribe the whole report but being paid VR pay, etc. I get paid the same amount everyday no matter how much or how little I do. I work Monday through Friday, no weekends, evenings or holidays. So, all in all, it's a much better situation than working with all the stress Nuance causes.

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