DEVENTURE IS NOT UNIQUE, SADLY.

I never worked for Deventure.  But, I did apply there.  During the application process, there were red flags that alerted me to the fact that I did not want to work for them.  It seemed to me that they were either extremely disorganized or downright dishonest.  Sadly, I don't think they are unique.  I've had similar experiences with many other companies during my search for the best job, which still has not been found. 

But, you know what?  I've also observed that many of these companies totally rely on the fact that they can manipulate MTs to the Nth degree.  What was that word of wisdom that was once spoken by one of my favorite TV psychologists?  You teach people how to treat you.  Never was this as true as it is in the MT work world.  Of course, you can go bankrupt while searching for those who will treat you as a human being and not expect you to perform as a tireless, inhuman robot.

Even if Deventure WINS this case, I praise the lady who is allowing her case to be heard.  

• Ruling Against DeVenture - anon
  • I am just an MT, certainly not management, and have posted before (sm) - DeV fan
    • Without pay I'm Assuming - MapleTree
  • DeVenture Ruling - DeVenture Health Partners
    • Amdin Staff and MTs are not the same - TypinsFun
    • Rings tired to me - oh, please.
    • This was obviously written by someone in management! - MEMT
      • DeVenture Ruling - MMMMMMT
        • SUCK UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Rach
          • MOVIN' ON UP! - MMMMMMT
        • Riiiiiiiiiiiight - KSMT
  • DeVenture Reply on Recent Dispute - DeVenture Health Partners
    • Allow is the key word here - TypinsFun
    • Merit of DeVenture's Reply - Anon
    • DeVenture Response to Ruling - anon
    • Justice Has Prevailed - MapleTree
  • What a shame. - MT maven
    • I sure hope Deventure reads these boards.... - KSMT
      • Oh, they do. Question is.... - anon
      • Oh ya, they be readin'! - Hayseed
        • Ummmm.....What? - MapleTree
  • OMG. Good for the MT who stood up for herself. nm - And shame on Deventure! nm
  • It is going to superior court. Can't wait to see what happens! - Casey
  • Unbelievable! I work for Transtech and got PAID maternity leave! Some of these - Jezebel
  • It does appear that the DeVenture ship has sprung a leak and the Captain has lost his paddle! - Lisa
  • I work for a hospital and it happened to me. - I lost my privilage to work at home.
    • Oops. sorry - pp
  • I saw this too - MEMT
  • Holy never-saw-that-one-coming Batman! - Hayseed
    • Yikes. - Msla MT
      • and all this time I thought they were a decent company! - MEMT
    • I agree.. Too many companies treat employees unfairly and feel they can get away with it. - Escriptionist2
      • DEVENTURE IS NOT UNIQUE, SADLY. - ARE THERE ANY GOOD ONES?
        • They Lost - MapleTree
        • Well said! - KSMT

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I had a pretty good experience with them.  I would consider my situation unique because I had left a couple of times and had asked to come back and they allowed me to do this.  I was having a hard time juggling between two jobs and actually left them twice and was given the opportunity to come back.  They were very friendly and professional about it as well.  They were very helpful with questions and samples, etc.  The scheduled was great, being able to work anytime of the day you wanted.  The sound quality was not that great though and there were some accounts with lots of ESL doctors, which I am just not good at.  Other than that I am sure I would have stayed with them. 

They always paid on time and were always very kind.  They answered my emails and questions in a timely fashion and the pay was pretty good.

MTSOs have a unique loophole.  I got caught up in it a couple of years ago when trying to use medical leave for my personal medical illness. 

Here are the Federal Requirements:

 EMPLOYEE ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for FMLA benefits, an employee must:

• work for a covered employer;

• have worked for the employer for a total of 12 months;

• have worked at least 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months; and

• work at a location in the United States or in any territory or possession of the United States where at least 50 employees are employed by the employer within 75 miles.

The loophole for MTSOs is the last one …”50 employees… within 75 miles.”  MTSOs can interpret that to mean “50 employees who WORK FOR SPHERIS” within 75 miles of EACH OTHER.  So, if you live in the middle of Wyoming, there may not be 50 employees within a 75 mile radius of your home.  Thus, the loophole, which some MTSOs actually do use.

HOWEVER, some employees do have a counter-loophole.  States also have FMLA requirements, and the State that you live in supersedes Federal requirements.  In my case my Sate does not have the “75 mile radius” requirement, so after I contacted my MTSO and informed them of that, they backed down and approved all the leave I wanted.

Check out your State requirements to see if they are different.  If they are not, if you can survive with 6 weeks and want to keep your job, I would not rock-the-boat any further.  Personally, I would use those 6 weeks to find another employer who is more employee friendly, if there are any left out there. 

Good Luck and Congratulations on the new Baby. 

    that if you've followed these boards for at least 2 years, you already had an idea of what was going to happen.  Several MTs made an effort here to warn as many as possible about the future loss of jobs.  Many of the posts were ultimately deleted.  I agree there is nothing gained from rehashing the past other than we must learn from it.     

        QT made a business decision.  They built a company, made a profit, saw more/better/different profit elsewhere, designed a plan to get from point A to point B and moved on - happens every day in the business world.  From all appearances, they did everything right for a while - had they not, there would not be this group of really great MTs struggling to deal with the loss of a job and the stress of starting anew.  QT had an option - they could let their dedicated MTs know what was going to happen and ask them to ride things out as long as possible or they could just squeeze every last drop from each MT and each account.   Too bad for the MTs but, after all, it's only business.  If there were lies, deception, half-truths, etc., this too is a part of the profit/loss bottom line.  

The real irony  - and this is public knowledge - is that former QT owners have started new businesses and are bragging far and wide (see internet blogging) about their new employees.

        Of course, finding a new scrapbooking job will probably be a little easier than finding and securing a new MT account.  

                You think? 

      I have a prediction (purely for entertainment purposes, of course) - Profits will not sustain the new venture/old lifestyle for very long and that within, oh 24 months or so, there will be a foot dipped into a new MT venture, since the old one was soooo profitable, and old habits are hard to break.      

Nice people, but I found their platform to be rather tedious and time-consuming.  Also very strict on scheduling and I needed more flexibility. 

HTH.. 

I see unanswered posts about Deventure and thought I would give my opinion. I am new there, but impressed. Setup was extremely smooth and recruiter, supervisor, and tech people are on the ball. Good feedback and encouragement. Great accounts and not-so-great accounts. The constant ads are because they are adding new accounts by the minute.

I was just hired by DeVenture. Can anyone tell me anything at all about this company that they would like to share?

Thanks in advance!

don't venture. the new Q -- dedictated to making even MORE profit off our hardworking backs with fewer crumbs in return.

Okay, I didn't get any responses about the equipment from DeVenture, so I have another question.  I have read that the pay is on the low side, but is it possible to make a decent salary with them? Is the platform user friendly?  Thanks.

Hayseed,

I'm responding.  I just didn't see your note until now. 

Lillybelle.

Nope, I had a real recruitment nightmare experience with them.  They get a chapter in my TEMPORARY NIGHTMARES AS AN MT book whenever I write it.   I sent you a PM.

Lillybelle