I'm so with you!
Posted By: Lonestar on 2008-11-04
In Reply to: Please forgive me I need to vent - Fed up
It is amazing how much MTs are taken advantage of, and it's even worse than it used to be because of the outsourcing. The MTSOs expect more and more for less and less. We work our fingers to the bones and for what - pennies a day! I know if I did the numbers, I'm not even making minimum wage with all the hours I put in trying to reach quota. I work really hard but have always struggled with production. But someone who is a slow, steady worker producing 99%-100% quality doesn't matter to them at all - they want production, production, production. Unfortunately, I'm trapped now and can't really do anything else. I've been doing this for 15 years and live in a rural area where the closest better paying job is an hour or more away. I got into this line of work because it was the next best thing to being a stay-at-mom, which is all I really want to be. Unfortunately, the women libbers in the 60s-70s ruined that for mothers who want to stay home with their children. I love being able to take my children to and from school and being here when they get home, but I've worked harder these last 15 years at home than I ever did outside the home. I personally think we should all be paid hourly and as long as you're working steadily during your hours, you should be left alone on production. I'm almost positive I have ADD but unfortunately don't have insurance to get the help I need. I do stop more than I should, but I more than make up for the breaks by working 10-12 hours a day instead of 8 - yet I still can't reach minimum. I'm so tired and frustrated. I stay a constant, stressed out mess. I'm just so bummed about the constant struggle and feel as though no matter how much I try, I just can't seem to make quota. I've tried the stopwatch and timer methods, and nothing helps. Even on the days I think I've done really well - I want to cry when I see the final numbers and they still don't add up. UGH. Does anyone know how to pull yourself out of the funk and start really producing. So much of this job is mindset, and as hard as I try - I can't find the right mindset for the day in and day out monotony of it all. I see how much others produce, and I just don't see how they do it. Am I alone here?
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