A.Sertive

Posted By: fatcat on 2009-08-01
In Reply to: In a perfect world - A.Sertive

You sound like a person with good business sense. I would like to work for you or with you. I bet you have been around the MT block a few times, as have I. I will break my neck (and have) for companies that treat me well. I will give absolutely 100%. But I expect in return to be treated like a human being, not a machine. There is a place where the keyboard ends and the person begins and some people (perhaps the MTSO in ICMT's original post) forget that you love people and use things; not the other way around. I think you have nailed it on the head. Quid pro quo is very much the way it is--or should be. And I have become mindful over the years that we teach people how to treat us. We have to set boundaries and speak up when something is not acceptable. Sometimes that is all it takes. Many times employers are like my little grandson (8 years old)--they will test you and test you to see how much they can get away with. You just have to say NO sometimes and that ends it.

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This is unbelievable- Anyone experience this from a company - ICMT
- Almost identical situation happened to me - NorCalMT
- My approach would have been to - A. Sertive
  - When I was an inhouse MT, I used to use - - sm
    - Once you try to ''do the right thing'' - Uh huh
  - Excellent!! Response - NotNewMT
- what does your contract state? - stillmting
  - Just a reminder - it doesn't matter - donex3
    - You have it exactly right - Me
    - Be careful what you start; this could backfire - A. Sertive
      - Is breaking the law okay if it is a sweet deal? (nm) - reverb
        It is with me, but - A. Sertive
        It's this kind of narrow thinking, though ... - donex3
        Oh dear! - A. Sertive
    - i beg to differ - stillmting
      - From the IRS website ... - donex3
        cover that - stillmting
        Wrong, my dear, this was considered a - My thoughts
        I think you are referring to my earlier post - A. Sertive
        Okay ... I get that. Sorta. - donex3
        IC or not to IC - stillmting
        Fantastic Discussion - donex3
        You make some very good points. - A. Sertive
        It's so nebulous - donex3
        Here' are problems I see - A. Sertive
- It sounds like - non
- Various things have happened over the years - My thoughts
  - If you are dealing with someone by - A. Sertive
    - This was years ago, inhouse- - My thoughts
- Serial foot pedal OK for SoftScript? - Brenda
  - It has to be compatible with Start/Stop. You can - me
    - Foot pedal for SoftScript - Brenda
      - Found this on the website that - me
- ICMT - fatcat
  - So easy to say that when not you - My thoughts
    - In war and in business - A.Sertive
      - You really want to know how I truly feel? - My thoughts
        In a perfect world - A.Sertive
        A.Sertive - fatcat
        I consider myself very lucky - My thoughts
    - so your solution would be? - stillmting
      - You asked what would I do and then told me what you would do - My thoughts

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