I'm on the fence on this one......

Posted By: Kirsten on 2007-03-29
In Reply to: Webcast - emnj

He made some good points, and if some of the upgrades he talked about happened they might be good (excluding VR, anyway! UGH!) but as someone else said, the recurring theme of the meeting was MONEY, and GROWTH. How fast or rampant that growth may be is anyone's guess. I'm not ready to dust off the ol' resume yet, but instead will probably ride it out ---- FOR NOW anyway, to see just how much of this meeting was truth and how much is fiction. I've been to SO many meetings at other companies in the past (sometimes about MT, sometimes about other things), but have learned over the years that you just can't trust the bigwigs not to be giving you a snow job. At the very least, today was fortunately not a mass lay-off. But I've learned that in this profession you just never know for sure what's over the horizon.

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Can anyone comment on your Acusis conference call today? Hoping you're all still gainfully - employed. nm Wondering
- just wanted to add... - another DRC workerbee
  - VERY astute! For more scary info. on research & development, (sm) - Typingperson
    - I had seen that too - anon
      - The more research I'm doing, the more contradictions I'm finding. nm - Typingperson
        Did you read anything on For The Record? sm - m.e.d.
        I sure do wish DRC cared (or even asked) - - what we think about all this.
        Well, to be honest - me, too
        Oh, I'm sure they weren't! But what I meant was, (sm) - the silence from them is deafening.
        No silence here... sm - m.e.d.
        Re: No silence here - Alisi
        You need to decide... (sm) - m.e.d.
        "For now" isn't a very long time - especially if you were hoping - - to work there for the next 15-20 years.
        It flat out says - anon
        I read at the BL report - anon
        The pay is KEY for me. If it decreases, - then I can't afford to stay.
        I felt the same exact way - anon
- My notes from the meeting - s/m - Typingperson
  - I don't work there, but I thought - Well done!
  - Disappointing - lmnop
    - It's exactly this attitude that is allowing the MT field to go - - right down the TOILET.
      - I disagree - Oldtimer
    - Are you Acusis - - Management?
      - LOL - LOL
    - I don't see tainted here - Hmmm, that wasn't fair
      - Thanks for defending me! - (sm) - Typingperson
        Very nice post - all true statements! - nm - anon
    - They said we couldn't have people listen in - sm - Typingperson
      - Of course you are entitled to your opinions... sm - m.e.d.
        I never said my post was going to be completely unbiased, - sm - Typingperson
        PS: In fact, read the 1st sentence, last paragraph: sm - Typingperson
    - ditto what Imnop just said... sm - m.e.d.
      - Isn't that what we do for a living? - Typingperson
      - either that or a good memory - anon
    - Thanks for your comments, Management! - nm - anon
      - I agree on the management comment - anon
        I think there is a major flaw - lmnop
        I don't recall saying I was quitting, just gonna wait and see. nm - Typingperson
        no one said they were going to quit - anon
        Well said, anon! - nm - Quack-Quack!
        And it sure is a quackin' - nm
        Unfortunately it is not the AFLAC duck though - anon
        hahaha... I HATE that loud, - - annoying duck!
      - I am not management. - lmnop
        That "better producer" phrase sounds like - - a good DAIRY-COW.
        If those opportunities truly exist in this co., then it will be a good thing. s/m - Typingperson
        Well, there's nothing I hate more... sm - m.e.d.
        Well, at least I can laugh at my typos - sm - Typingperson
        haha - actually I kinda' like it better as a DO-DO list! nm - Typingperson
        I thought you meant DO-DO. Some people are very literal, ya know? - LOL
        I don't think it was a typo, but still funny nonetheless. - LOL
        Assumed she meant to-do list... sm - m.e.d.
        You are very naive. - nm
        keep telling yourself that - anon
  - I hope it isn't all smoke and mirrors. - TGIF
- Yes, still gainfully employed... sm - m.e.d.
  - Good for you! - happymt
- Webcast - emnj
  - Sounds a lot like the Webmedx conference calls. - duh
  - It made me even more wary - me, too
    - I was surprised - anon
    - " FOR NOW "... 2 small words with a very big meaning. nm - Kirsten
      - for now usually means - Stacia
        Touche! - ummhmm
        Oh, of course, that is what the first - anon
      - Exactly...I have been there. Be wary, gals. - yuppers
  - I'm on the fence on this one...... - Kirsten
    - You are correct about the bigwigs. - yuppers
    - I agree - anon
- There was a long list - anon
  - Ah, yes..... as so many things on this board tend to do! - Golly-Gee

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Just in case someone at MDI is still on the fence about staying with Transcend, I want to share with you the caring, big happy family nature of Transcend. When one of my parents died suddenly, being the responsible MT I am, I called the office to tell them, as obvious this event did affect my schedule. Their response? Does this mean you aren't finishing your shift?....not ONE word of sympathy, no card, NOTHING....just something to think about if you're still on the fence about staying or leaving.

Then there is the other side of the fence .....
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Remember QA person, you are getting paid by the HOUR to research blanks, MTs do not, they work on PRODUCTIVITY. Now, I don't leave any blanks because I have personal pride, but when can't understand it and I spend 5 minutes on ONE WORD I figure my job is done. You QA people can research it from there, because the last I knew no one works for FREE, or maybe you would like to? I can't buy groceries or pay the bills with all that free gratis work the company and you QA hourly folks would WISH I did.

I love your analogy of the fence painter s/m

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Only the American workers in any industry can change the way they are treated. They must band together by whatever means, not necessarily unionization per se. While it is about unionization, I would suggest everyone get and watch the movie Norma Rae. The point is change doesn't happen without those who are willing to make personal sacrifices to see it happen.