NorCalMT

Posted By: fatcat on 2009-08-12
In Reply to: Lack of work @ MDI - NorCalMT

I had to get a filler job and now I spend most of my time on my side-job. I feel a lot more secure now that I have the filler. Good luck to you.

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Lack of work @ MDI - NorCalMT
- Paging NorCal - fatcat
  - WOW! It always scares me when.. - MT
    - MT - fatcat
- I do not work my secondary if it is also low (sm) - another sinking MDIer
  - That and the fact that there are trainees - frustrated
    - frustrated - fatcat
- lack of work @MDI - tahdah
  - no, that's a totally different company - NM
- Good luck finding a filler...jobs are scarce right now for sure. - Cj
  - Agree - NorCalMT
    - Going to the buffet - fatcat
      - Actively seeking another job - NorCalMT
        NorCal - fatcat
        Poor old Calif - Denise
        Denise - fatcat
        Few hundred miles north of fires but - Filler job
        Paging NorCal - fatcat
- MDI message board? - KCC
  - not that I know of; employed there awhile. - nm
- NorCalMT - fatcat
  - Fatcat, I just tried emailing you, but it came back. - just me
    - just me - fatcat
      - I tried the email again and it didn't work, so - just me
        Just me - fatcat
- My liaison always says to work on secondary when primary is low on work/no work. n/m - Happy MT
  - I don't have work on primary OR secondary. nm - sigh
    - sign - fatcat
    - sigh - fatcat
      - guess I'll have to go that route too, - sm
    - Yes, that happens to me too. n/m - Happy MT

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NorCalMT
Not only is there no work in my primary, there is no work in my secondary and tertiary as well. How are we supposed to earn a living this way?

NorCalMT
That is TOO funny and TOO true! LMAOL!! :)-

NorCalMT
I agree with you completely. I think that the way MDI started out is a thing of the past. Like you, I will not beg. Every MDIer should ask him/herself this question: AM I MAKING ENOUGH MONEY? AM I MAKING WHAT I MADE LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME? WHY NOT? WHAT MAKES ME THINK THINGS WILL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER? It appears that it is not only MQ that is mucked up....Just sayin'.

NorCalMT, regarding MDI's working going to VR

According to the recent press releases relating to the merger of Transcend and MDI, this comes from their Chief Financial Officer:

We expect the integration with Transcend, including the conversion of some of MDI's business to Transcend's speech recognition-enabled BeyondTXT platform, to increase MDI's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) margin as a percentage of revenue from the mid-teens today to 20% or more a year from now.

From what I can glean from this, if they expect to have an increase MDIs earnings 5% or more a year from now, that would mean that these accounts would have to be fully operational on BeyondTXT much sooner than a year from now. There isn't much profit to be made on a platform that will be rolled out in a year from now...it has to be up and working for a while before profit is realized. How long does this normally take? A few months, 6 months? Remember in the conference call when Larry tried to assure us that the transition would be smooth and seamless? He mentioned that MDI customers are meeting with Transcend now regarding implementation of 'new technology.' My guess is that we'll start training on BeyondTXT by January 1st or sooner.

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