Thanks, Dawn!

Posted By: mamacarolina on 2006-05-08
In Reply to: maybe freelance writing? - Dawn

The article could have used more editing on my part, but my emotions were and are flowing! It is a sad day today, but tomorrow will come and we will go on. I wish all of us the best in finding new jobs and starting over again.

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Heartland... now what do we do? - NiceGirl
- Former MedQuist employee - Stephanie Cavin
- My prayers and best wishes to Heartland's sm - nm
- go to the department of labor web site - sympathetic MQer
- All of you should stop working immediately so that they can see how valuable - Thoughtful
- Do we apply for unemployment in OH or in our home state? sm - NiceGirl
  - How soon do we apply for unemployment? ASAP or after our layoff date of 7/7? nm - UnemployedHeartlander
    - Layoff Email-or lack thereof... - mary k
  - You apply in your home state. - CMT-me
- If you're contacting clients ... - Tex
  - Oh for Heavens sake! That is old news and all their clients already know about that. - GingerBred
    - I wouldn't be so quick to make that assumption. - Tex
- Toledo Blade interview today... - mary k
  - Toledo Blade article....let us know on here - AVAmq
    - Greeting from Wapak - OhioMT
      - Greetings to you to Wapak....indeed it is - AVAmq
  - Good for you Mary! sm - Yay!
- My heart goes out to all of you. sm - A Fellow MT
- Just a heads up on Heartland computer.... - i_am_mtheaded
- God bless all of you (soon to be former) Heartland employees! The only way - Pokey
  - This is just the beginning of hard times in America. - We used to be great. nm
- We almost need a Heartland forum on here like MQ! nm - NiceGirl
- Should Dennis Paulik and Kathy Clemmons read the article? - mary K
  - Fired via conference call? A new low, to be sure. - Ms. Mao
  - I'm sure they are reading as we type. sm - HISMT
    - I hope they are reading this! - mary k
      - Make sure you email Michael Moore about - it too. michaelmoore.com - NM
      - Emailing everyone - TexasSkies
      - The corporate media - could care less
- Did anyone notice the email has been sm - Heart of Quality is a Joke!
  - Heart of Quality is a Joke! - TexasSkies
- I wrote AAMT, the President, and my senators tonight...sm - BackstabbedMT
- So you are supposed to work until that minute like nothing is wrong? sm - NotSoNice
  - That's what they want... we have 60 days sm - NiceGirl
    - They will not give references! - maryk)mamacarolina
      - I you just say you were at HEartland, anyone in industry will know what happened and why you - have no references from them. nm
      - Not giving references - Law Student
        A company is ONLY supposed to verify that someone worked there, what dates they worked, whether PT o - WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!
        References - Law Student
        I personally never give the corporate contact as - old old MT
      - What jerks! I don't even care about this company anymore...sm - are you kidding?
        Isn't there some way an "anonymous" letter - could be sent to all the accounts? SM
        You don't think the clients aren't aware of where - always curious
        Not all clients DO know--that's just it! - SM
        Isn't it the client's responsibilty to investigate - always curious
        Oh yeah, I'm sure that one of us will come up with some good letters to send the clients. nm - Anonymous
        That would be the best! - mary k
- Heartland Layoffs - Tex
- This is tragic. I hope you also write to AAMT who - SM
  - AAMT and offshoring - See Message
    - RE: AAMT and offshoring - 3333333
      - Wrong??? No way! - Watcher
        AAMT - See message
        Go on girl! - NM
      - Uh uh my friend. The AAMT is JUST as - responsible! Hope they rot! - nm
  - There are companies that take a stand against offshore and mean it. sm - Angry4U
    - Encompass Medical Transcription - Sally
    - See, it is working, we are strong and standing up for our American sister MTs! - mary k
    - I'll never work for another co. that isn't 100% U.S.!!! NEVER! nm - MadMT
      - We should all take that stand, Angry4U. - Tex
        We should go one step further than that! - SM
        Taking a stand - See message
        If MDI-FL is owned by Transcend and Transcend admittingly offshores, sm - Looking4aNewHome
        RE: If MDI-FL is owned by Transcend and Transcend admittingly offshores, sm - Current Transcend Employee
  - Thank you on behalf of all of us former Heartland employees... - mamacarolina
  - By the way, feel free to email me - SM
- This is nothing new for HIS. - CMT-me
  - Thank you! See what we can do, together... - mamacarolina
- I wrote this email and sent it to the Toledo Blade newspaper. - mamacarolina
  - Terminations - closure continue in Heartland- no end - Newman
    - Heartland Information Services - 3 Branches Closed - Nandy
  - nice editorial, sums it up - Good job
  - I forwarded this to AARP with some choice words - on your behalf - NM
    - Thank you very much! - mary k
  - with your permission.... - see message
    - Absolutely! The more voices that are spoken, the more voices will be heard. - mary k
  - I just wanted to say that I don't believe the - interested
  - Heartland/Presidential VIsit - Charla
    - Heartland - nn
      - client - db
      - I don't see why a non-employee couldn't contact clients - published on HL's website - public domain NM
    - New Site? - Boo
      - email me! - Interested too...
      - interested - mtme
        Great! - Boo
    - Charla - I just went there and posted....sm - responding to your post there......
      - My state too... - Charla
        Charla-too funny what you said about Cheney's..sm - responding to your post there......
        Loved your post too... - Charla
        Ok Charla - when I get time......*lol*...sm - responding to your post there......
  - Suggestion - send this to Lou Dobbs at CNN - NM
    - That is a great idea! - ex-HIS2
  - Are their clients aware? - BOO
    - I agree 100%! I definitely think it's time to break them down! nm - Boo2
    - Right On! - mary k
  - Heartland - Charla
    - Absolutely, consider it done! - mamacarolina
      - I hear ya! I am right here with you. sm - exHIS
        If they only knew... - mary k
        that's professional of her. Isn't one of them taking today off...sm - Wow..
        Yes, they were so upset they said in the call... - mary k
        I never got the email and got laid off yesterday... strange... sm - HISMT
    - I already joined and wrote him! sm - Thanks!
  - Great job! I love it. sm - NiceGirl
  - Hey - TiredMT
  - maybe freelance writing? - Dawn
    - Thanks, Dawn! - mamacarolina
- we need cardiology MTs at my company. - CARDIOLOGY?
  - Your link does not work - jen
- Once people started to leave last year - Rose
- I am right there with you! - mamacarolina
  - Once in a non-MT job my boss told me to do something that - me
- What exactly happened? Are you out of jobs - immediately? Did you get severance? nm
  - Lay-off - firings - mamaitalia
- Oh wow - good luck to you all. My thoughts are with you - nm
- I'm so sorry, guys. I hope you all get better positions soon. - How many were laid off? nm
  - I think there were at least 150 of us. nm - NiceGirl
- Yep, all the work is in India now. I bet the quality is great! sm - MadMT
  - Wow. Didn't they give you any notice? nm - Make sure to check out the Job Seekers' board.
  - Are you going to choose to keep the computer? - ConfusedDell
    - I'm keeping it...sm - NiceGirl
  - Supervisor? He isn't on our side! No wonder he kept - HISunemployed
    - On a bed of nails, honey... they don't care. Cold as ice! nm - HISunemployed too
    - How they sleep at night - Hummer6
      - I have worked at MQ before and I would say that HIS has them beat when it comes to playing dirty!! - nm
        How they sleep at night - Hummer6
        Heartland - anon
        Heartland - we take care of our people people - anon
        Heartland - anon
- Heartland terminates all US based MT!! - nm
  - Heartland - MTme
- Karma will get what they deserve - nm
  - RE: Karma - See message
    - Thank you for all of your kind words and thoughts! - mamacarolina
      - Lost - OhioMT
        I'm so sorry for all of you, and mostly you, - lw
        Thank You and MT CORP????? - OHIOMT

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