All co's are under more pressure to keep within TAT (sm)

Posted By: It's simple really on 2007-11-05
In Reply to: It's a little thing called TAT and they have a new person I think in charge. - In the know

not just this company. We all remember the days when we had an unlimited supply of work whenever we wanted it. Very rarely was anything in TAT except maybe H&P's. That was great for us as MT's but it's not the way the game is played anymore, and I think we all need to get used to it - especially with India making all their offers of cheap transcription, edited by American MT's for pittance pay. We have to adjust.

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Does MDI-MD offshore? SM - Upset
- It's a little thing called TAT and they have a new person I think in charge. - In the know
  - All co's are under more pressure to keep within TAT (sm) - It's simple really
    - okay, I can buy into that except for one thing - see message
      - They don't have employees there?? - Yikes!
    - Co.'s already undercut each other - on price
      - Yep, right on the money - It's simple really
  - How are you "in the know"..... - Upset
    - Not in the know, but saw same thing at another MTSO - see message
      - Wasn't implying there was anything wrong with the way (sm) - nm
- I'm exactly in your position as well, but - no, they don't offshore- see message
  - MDI-MD - MTinIL
    - Thanks for replies...... - Upset
      - I know the feeling. - MTinIL

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And not just financial pressure

Even if you took away the financial pressure - we have high QA standards to meet. People's lives, and our jobs, are at stake with every report we type - the buck stops here and we are expected to clean up after careless dictators, fix messy demos, all kinds of things where other people drop the ball!

Other professions have days when you can goof off, situations when its not a big deal when you make mistakes, or you don't get much done because you're juggling work and personal drama, etc. You can go there hungover or emotionally stressed and occasionally just coast through your day. Not here. You're expected to consistently produce perfection as fast as you humanly can, or out you go!

So when I tell people I MUST have enough sleep to keep my wits sharp, I MUST have a serene state of mind to work in, they MUST save their drama and demands until after my shift, I'm not kidding - my job demands it! But they'll never get it until they actually do my job.