Is it co. policy to keep dirty, little secrets quiet?

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If they tell MTs that an account is going away and that the MTs need to find other jobs, that's the equivalent of a lay off, at which time the employee would be entitled to unemployment benefits.  However, if there is no work and the employee does not show up, the company can claim that the employee was fired due to a no show.  With this scenario, the employee might not be able to collect unemployment.  Employees need to show up, count all hours worked whether actual jobs were available or not, and report all of those hours on the new timesaver website. 

If you receive any complaints about reporting all hours worked on the timesaver website, keep the documentation, like emails, etc., and report this to DOL.  Also worthy of reporting would be the fact that you are not receiving minimum wage from the company for all hours worked.

Then, file for partial unemployment benefits, especially if you were earning substantially more over the past several quarters.  The partial unemployment benefits are calculated according to the average of what was earned in several previous quarters of work.  Then, you receive the difference between what you are actually currently earning and your calculated weekly unemployment benefit.  These benefits may be different in each state.

I learned about these steps after I left the company 2 months ago; wish I had known back then.

I don't think they would offshore. They were always against it.

My work has only been slow since Memorial Day. At the time, I figured it was because of the holiday, but it's getting worse now that the VR push is in full swing.

I think TT does owe us some kind of explanation to put our minds at ease or else to let us make up our minds on what to do. 

I am a realist, however, and not everyone is a honest, trustworthy person.  A lot of people out there want something for nothing and there are some who even feel entitled to get something for nothing!  As a manager, I've seen my share of bad seeds and my share of the cream of the crop.  If you don't have minimum requirements, you will always have a few who will abuse your generosity. 

I've seen it happen.  The supervisor before me wanted to be everybody's friend.  The dept., under her tenure, had the highest rate of absenteeism throughout the hospital.  Minutes of dictation on the system were out of control and nearly everything work type was 70% out of TAT! 

Like us our not, managers are not here to be your friends.  We are here to run a department.  We want to care about our employees and for the most we do, but there has to be a line or else things fall apart.

Can't you see it?  You are totally proving the point about SS.  They are AWFUL to work for!  However, I guess if an MT is into abuse, then SS is the perfect place for them. 

Really, haven't you ever heard the saying, Better to keep mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open mouth and remove all doubt. 

Hush now.

They can't refute the truth about the company, can they? 

'cricket noises' ...  all quiet from J&R... 

AVOID THIS COMPANY.  THE END.

Someone was inquiring about MQ PT positions.  We received a letter on this a few months ago and this is directly from that letter. 

Effective 10/01/2007 Regular PT employees will be required to work at least 24/hr a week.  MTs who cannot commit to a work schedule that provides for a minimum 24/hr per week will be reclassified as Flexible PT.  Flexible PT employees are rquired to produce weekly minimum of 2,000 lines and minimum 100/hr.  The number of hours worked is determined by the employee in conjunction with his/her supervisor based on workload availability.

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telling you how to vote.  She's telling you how she's going to vote.  So what?  People whine to much! 

Send out an email of your own, see how it flies.  And if something is said, then you can simply say you thought it was okay because the manager or owner did the same.

nor did I say that, Jan.  Once again, you are being rude. 

The MTSO simply prefers to have MTs working for them that they know are excellent by personal reference.  The pay is outstanding, so they expect a lot.  In my experience, there are very few top-notch MTs these days, so why would an MTSO spend time reviewing hundreds of resumes when they can simply ask their current top-notch MTs for referrals?