I had a similar situation, but it was the OWNER doing the easy stuff herself. Yes, I left.

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I had been trying to get it together to work for them for several weeks, months really.  Lots of emails back and forth.  They really wanted me, but I couldn't work it out for a long time.  Finally we set a date to get set up --- no contact all day from them.  The next day, she contacted me and we set up a definite time for yet the next afternoon --- but, again, I heard nothing from her that day.  I decided at that time that we had dragged each other along for long enough and I would just email her and tell her no thanks after all, which I did.  I really don't know if she is that busy or what, but an email would have been nicue (or getting some else in the office to call) when she wasn't going to come through for set-up.  I just ended up being afraid they would not be dependable for me. 

The lady you are emailing with is probably the owner, and I had talked to her on the phone several times - very nice.  I also read on a post here that she had built the company all herself and that it was a good place to work.  I just decided against it. 

I think you made a great choice by asking and receiving more work, and I really hope that helps you.  I had tried to stay loyal to my company for years, but with so many changes and pay cuts I finally had enough, and decided it was time to go look for some different poo to tolerate, because every job has it, just depends on you about how much and what you want to put up with.  I looked through the archives here, looked on the company board, and then just started jumping on to different company sites and testing.  I received several offers after testing, which btw is not nearly as hard as I had feared after being in the same job for several years.  I found and accepted a better job that pays more, and I actually feel appreciated again.  I do know there are a lot of companies looking for 2nd and 3rd shift, and I did compromise on my hours and days, I am going from a M-F to a S-T shift, that should tell you something.  

Sometimes it just takes a little help from others to boost your confidence.  Some people sugar coat, some people vinegar coat, it all boils down to the same thing though.  See how the new account and work goes, and if you find you are still not happy, just start looking somewhere else.  Sometimes it just takes a different picture to make you happy.  Just don't be afraid to try.  You don't have to quit your current job to do it, use your slow time to train for the new job if that is the route you want to go. 

Even the mean people are feeling the crunch of this time of year, no matter how much they want you to believe they are not affected, that is bologna.  It is very well known it slows down this time of year.  Maybe that is why they are so mean.  Us nice sunshiny people probably do make them ill with all of our life is wonderful, LA te da, look on the bright side attitudes.  That is again a choice, you can either find something to be happy about or you can find something to be hateful about.  It is not right or wrong, it is people. 

So everybody quit bashing, and hope you all have a very Merry Christmas or whatever is your special holiday! 

On one account by the time I was through adding all the information I calculated that I was barely making more than minimum wage.  The reports were short and I spent more time adding the demographics than I did typing the report.  I did work on the university account as well and I never got the same dictator more than once.  I made less than half at Amphion as what I make now.  I was pretty new to MTing then and thankful to have a job but I knew that I could do better elsewhere.  I got some experience under my belt and now I make between $15 and $20 per hour which may not be a lot to some people but to a fairly new MT it is okay with me.  I do think it is a pretty good place to get some experience if you are starting out but it did not take long for the demographic data entry to get old.  Hope this helps.

to be one of the doctor's wives -- who, doncha know, had worked in the office (or an office) previously and thought herself expert .... 

You need to figure out what result you are looking for. If you were working as an independent contractor, I'd say suing for wrongful termination is out of the question. Most other suits do require you to show damage ...

Since you have all this documentation, consider calling the senior or managing partner yourself ... will you be blackballed in your community?  Quite possibly.

for weeks anyone who looked at the backlog reports could see lots of 0 in the minute column, so it isn't like I'm making the no work situation up.   Yes there is a ton of work on some accounts, but when you ask to be put on one of them and told no what are you supposed to do.   I more than made a good faith effort to adjust to try to get lines in.

If you're happy there great, but there are many accounts and multiple STMs, so unless you had the same account and same STM I did then you don't know the story as I do.   If you read the boards the past month or so I'm not the only one with this same story. 

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I think they are interchangeable, meaning if you save a document in Word Perfect, you can open it up in Word (on the newer versions anyway).  I used to prefer Word Perfect over Word, but now I like Word better.  But, yes, they are very similar.

I wouldn't say she was mean, just brusque and kind of haughty when offering pay that was completely junk!!

Had a bad experience with another company's recruiter also.  Never followed up with me over and over......then would make excuses on why she didn't get back to me, always sounded kind of hung-over.

Are these the best PR people they can come up with? 

Only it was from Meditech.   Never applied there.  Letter sounded pretty similar to yours though.