NorCal

Posted By: fatcat on 2009-09-16
In Reply to: ANOTHER reason why I left - NorCalMT

I know, no more Saturdays for me, either. I can at last spend time with my family! My nephew barely recognizes me, since he has hardly seen me the past year. Just as an aside, my tax accountant tells me it was not legal for them to have us classified as SE/IC and then ask for a specific time commitment for definite hours on Saturday. I am gone, so it makes no nevermind to me, but this info might help those who are still there and having to commit to what hours they will cover on Saturdays. It also might help those who quit or are let go and have to fight the unemployment issue. If you are having to commit to specific hours, even to a couple on Saturday, you are no longer SE/IC but rather become a DE facto employee (with lots more rights than IC/SE). Just a nice piece of info from a pro who does my taxes. It will not affect me at this stage of the same but might help someone else.

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MDI, less work? good dictators disappearing? - me
- When I asked about less and less work, I was told - Disillusioned MDI-mt
- Dictators getting worse all over. - Hammer
- Transcend is responsible for this. - You are right
- Think it'd do any good to email our hospitals and ask them if they have had a massive slow down i - Hurting for lines
  - Hurting lines - Fasthands
    - Is it? Nuts. I have been searching all over for my contract, but I'm not sure - Hurting for lines
- Did it go for VR? sm - anon
- I've noticed that too - MTMDI
  - MTMDI - Also a blabbermouth
- Errrr..... - Anonymous
  - surely you don't think it'll be done all at once. and what if that date is the completion pro - mt
  - Anonymous - intheknow
    - To further speculate on that - Prepared
      - I must have missed something important - along the way...not prepared yet!
        I am full time - MTMDI
        In my communication directly with Transcend... - Nope
        I just had an interview with them today and they offer - wee
        ANOTHER reason why I left - NorCalMT
        NorCal - fatcat
        Already spinning 2 different stories, huh? - Not surprised
        Speaking of PT and my interview - check this out - wee
        Not surprised - Not surprised, either
        Thanks for letting us know what you found out NM - not prepared yet!
        Nope is right - Yep
        Excuse the typos please - a little panicky right now. NM
      - Prepared - intheknow
  - That's not exactly true - CynicalMT
    - Then I stand corrected. - Anonymous
- Something of interest....PLEASE READ. - Something's not adding up
  - it could have been - sm
    - I think you are right - MTMDI
    - Could be but VERY doubtful.... - Doubtful
      - okay then, perhaps - sm
      - Doubtful - just me
        am I paranoid? (to current MDIers) - sm
        MDI - d - DMZ
        late work - pumpernickel
- To me - intheknow
- It is not Transcend. Transcend has not had control of - ME
  - NO...This work is being shuttled off somewhere - NOT a shortage of work
  - Why do you think they haven't had time? - CynicalMT
    - CynicalMT - See message - Other MDIers should read too
      - I think it went to India because - I am cynical2
    - CynicalMT - intheknow
    - or it could be the work volume is just still low BUT - MDIer
      - Reappearing work - Been there done that
        Thank you - Sad sad sad

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