That's what WalMart asked, OT off the clock sm
Posted By: . on 2009-06-11
In Reply to: Sounds like we work for the same place...sm - jg
and was fined, BUT, they did it before too, according to the newspaper, so it probably is just a business write off deduction. Company nnames should be sent to the labor board and let them check it out. Present the problem, Google labor board for address and send in the names.
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Recall WalMart asked staff to work off clock for overtime, remember? sm
It was on TV, newspapers, it took a court thing to resolve. Guess people will try most anything (for the moment) and just pay a fine, i.e. the cost of doing business.
Until WalMart
pays me an average of $25/hr, I'll continue to transcribe.
WalMart
 And when Walmart begins paying $25.00/hr, then I will declare myself the queen of Brooklyn..
walmart
So, I know, what is the secret of making 25.00 per hour?
Well, will be boycotting them too, just like Walmart
No Coca-Cola in this house. Was going to boycott Walmart with that big scaffoo last week, until they finally caved. This is just getting so ridiculous - why do such a small minority of naysayers have such a loud voice. Maybe WE need to have a bigger voice and put a stop to all of this foolishness already!
walmart, wages, etc
No I do not work at WalMart, never have, don't intend to. I was told the wages recently by a greeter who works there, and she also said she gets a raise every year. I was surprised to hear it. I have never once told anyone to get 2 or 3 jobs, because I think that is easier said than done. I believe people need a life too. My whole point is simply that I think the MTSOs are largely responsible for the downturn of our wages by underbidding each other and then wanting to hire others to work for inferior wages. I used to work in a hospital and we did it all, transcription, charting, xeroxing, etc., and we did it well, made decent wages too. I don't think anyone should have to work 2-3 jobs to make ends meet. Especially in this job with its knowledge. I think you have misunderstood what I am saying. I am on your side! I am sure you are worth a lot more than being offered.
walmart, wages, etc
No I do not work at WalMart, never have, don't intend to. I was told the wages recently by a greeter who works there, and she also said she gets a raise every year. I was surprised to hear it. I have never once told anyone to get 2 or 3 jobs, because I think that is easier said than done. I believe people need a life too. My whole point is simply that I think the MTSOs are largely responsible for the downturn of our wages by underbidding each other and then wanting to hire others to work for inferior wages. I used to work in a hospital and we did it all, transcription, charting, xeroxing, etc., and we did it well, made decent wages too. I don't think anyone should have to work 2-3 jobs to make ends meet. Especially in this job with its knowledge. I think you have misunderstood what I am saying. I am on your side! I am sure you are worth a lot more than being offered.
look at WalMart in news a lot sm
A huge organization what is it 8000 stores nationwide and they want employees to work off the clock. YEP and there was something else in the news regarding pay. Hey, a company that big know, they know the rules yet, they pay a fine and still come out ahead. Unfortunately it is whatever works. People have to be MADE to be honest seems to me.
and is qualified for not much more than being a greeter at Walmart
ever wish you could work at Walmart or somewhere and make enough??
There are days when I shake my head and wonder what the he** was I thinking 20 years ago when I decided this is the life for me. NOW I am stuck to the money like glue and nothing pays like this ... so I'm damned if I do ... damned if I don't.
We were shopping the other day and I thought Ahhhh bliss. To take a job at Pier One or Starbucks and SURVIVE ON THE MONEY!!
stupid industry. Thanks for sucking the joy out of what USED to be a decent job. pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffft
My daughter works for WalMart
plus excellent benefits, super cheap health care, vacation, etc.
WALLIE WORLD (walmart)
Where in this country does Wal-Mart pay $11 an hour? - even after 5 years in and at 40 hours?
Don't kid yourself, WalMart doesn't do American. sm
They'll have sweat shops all over India, China, etc., to do the work. It's how they do everything else.
Greeter makes more than that at Walmart
And working in produce at Walmart is the next to highest pay grade they have there. Fellow MT's husband works in produce making three times the amount she does at $18 an hour 32 hours a week.
We usually get a gift card for Walmart.. Last year,
I donated mine to a single mom whose 10-year-old was not going to get a Christmas because mom couldn't afford it. I've been a single mom so my heart went out to her and I got a bunch of people to donate items i.e. tree, ornaments etc.. food, gifts etc. I felt good about it and I know my employer would have felt good about me donating it to a family in need.
No, I neither shop at Walmart or go to Disney World
Would not be caught dead at either place. Neither do I buy Levi or Lazy-Boy products since they moved to Mexico.
Walmart isn't too keen on chosing days to work.
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When they called me and I asked them if they offshored, they asked me why that was my business!
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Thank you. I went to Walmart today, and guess what, they had one phone and it didn't work!. Go
NM
Clock?
Thanks, so far everything I have heard about this company is good.
You are right on the clock - you don't HAVE to sm
log off for everything; that's your own choice. But I do because I like to get a higher line count. If you are worried about how many hours it may take you to get in your time, simply put some time limits on yourself and GET YOUR WORK DONE in that time frame.
We don't clock in/out. If you are away for more
than 15 minutes you need to change your IM status to show you are away. I answer the phone, door, get coffee, walk the dog, etc. and I don't change my IM status.
You are signed on by the fact that you download work, other than that there is no signing in and out, no clock.
Sad but true. You're asked to work NOW, then asked to stop NOW, then go again and then stop
If you dont get off the minute the hospital asks, even if you have no idea that they have requested that your to be off, then the hospital MTs steal your work right out of your queue and I mean reports you have already done. I dont understand the concept of having a contract with a hospital and then having to fight for work with the hospital MTs. We should have guaranteed work during our shift and enough of the the hospital wants you to help right now and then a few hours later they want us to stop working as the work is too low. It is crazy and I couldnt work like that so I had to quit.
Time clock
I just recently started with them and so far it has not been a problem for me at all. I have kids as well and was worried about that too. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any other questions.
better a desk clock
than a time bomb attached to aforesaid desk clock or even worse a pound of headcheese.
what about the weird clock
the clock they sent for MT week, that cracked me up. Makes me dizzy to look at it, how does that help? Agree 100% about ASR.
You are supposed to clock in and out sm
In order to get any bonus money, which is paid according to Lines Per Hour (LPH), you NEED to clock in and out for everything. It makes for a very long day, turning 8 hours into sometimes 10 or even more. I don't clock out to look up words or to go to the bathroom but do clock out for anything longer than 15 minutes. I think PTO starts from day one.
PTO/time clock
PTO is lower than average per pay period. Clocking in and out is a pain. It does take a long time to get in your 8 hours. Nice people. Lots of ESL.
you don't have to clock out but it helps sm
as far as your lph (lines per hour) rate for bonus money. You finish a job, when you release it, you are asked if you want to release this job yes or no and there is a box that says do you want to clock out. If you want to clock out at that time you put an x in that box and release your job and you get clocked out.
No time clock
You just enter in your line counts each day on the employee intranet and submit them at the end of the pay period. I don't really even have a set schedule, but I tend to work afternoons and evenings. I have 2 ER accounts and bounce between the 2 and make excellent lines. My accounts are both internet-based, so I don't have to have unlimited long distance service. I couldn't imagine working someplace where you had to punch a time clock! That would drive me crazy!
TT time clock
No time clock, but have to keep schedule. Not extremely strict, flexible.
time clock
We do not have to punch a time clock at DeVenture. That is why I accepted a position with them.
Same here. It's like clock-work...
at the end of the pay period. Problem is, first day and a half I'm out of work too so I start out bad and end up bad. Three accounts but you'd never know it. Stayed up till 1 a.m. and got up at 5 a.m. today to get a jump on things and was out by 5:41 a.m. I'm over it and looking elsewhere. Can't live on this.
me too! esp after going through MQ w/t.clock lunacy..
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ICs don't have to punch a clock, do they?
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I don't clock out for just a bathroom break or to
get coffee, but the bathroom and the coffee pot are only about 10 and 2 steps away respectively.
Other companies with time clock? Thanks. nm
? re WebMedX time clock, please. sm
Are they picky that you must punch in to the minute you are scheduled, or are they flexible that they just want you to punch in when you work, not necessarily to the minute of your schedule?
I'm not sure I can go back to a time clock either. I don't have a problem punching when I work, I just have a problem sticking to a very specfic schedule.
Webmedx Time clock
Is the Time Clock for Webmedx really all that bad? They seem good otherwise - just concerned about working at home w/toddler on that type of strict time clock...
Well that is just silly, unless you are getting round the clock pay.
And I highly doubt that. I was a recruiter, doesn't pay all that great.
TransTech - do they punch a clock? (sm)
or how rigid is their scheduling?
As long as it's not a desk clock...
I got that from my (ex) company for Christmas one year. Stupidest gift ever.
When I worked in an office, we played games with prizes and ordered in lunch each day, but since I've been at home, I've appreciated gift cards.
I got a very pretty handmade card one year with a gift card and I really appreciated that.
Webmedx ??- Time Clock/PTO
I thought I read somewhere that at Webmedx you have to punch in and out for such things as looking up a medical term or using the restroom; is this the case? Also, I know they get 6 holidays, but is there any vacation time or sick time during the first year or 2? Any info appreciated as it sounds like a great place. THANKS!
Does Wedmedx have a time clock? nm
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Well there are other MTs who just applied that have said they have to clock in and out and chose
not to get into that so not sure why some do and some dont. Maybe different recruiters. Cant answer that.
It recently changed - we used to have to clock in / out sm
for everything, to keep accurate track of time worked; your bonus was based on LPH and the more accurate your clock, the better your LPH. About a month ago we changed to incentive based on a weekly line count, so hours clocked in are not so important now.
for MT30+: Sorry, but this was then, now is now...We cannot set the clock back....sm
Modern technology ist to be blamed for the downfall of the medical transcription industry done by MTs.
As already seen in many cases, modern technology makes people obsolete and machines are replacing us.
and the question about the time clock,
that should have been a yes or no answer -- but a whole paragraph that left me still not knowing the answer, and BTW, THAT was an important one for me.
Regarding Time Clock at Transcend...
I saw some of you asking downthread about how schedules work at Transcend.
Please note this could have changed since I was hired, or the MDI-ers may be getting a different set of rules regarding this, but barring those two things:
You're expected to work an 8-hour day with one weekend day. I was allowed to choose the shift I would work (say 9a to 5p) when first hired, but after you choose you have to stick to that schedule. I believe you are allowed to choose a split shift (say 4a to 8a and then 4p to 8p, etc), but once you give them the schedule you've chosen, that's what you have to work.
To be fair, I do think they're somewhat flexible in terms of emergencies or things planned ahead of time - if you'd rather work 8a to 4p for a couple of days, for example, you won't get too much static from your TL if you inform them ahead of time.
However, you can NOT commit to a certain amount of lines per 24 hour period and do them anytime within that time frame, the old school IC way. You have to have a set schedule of hours and work those hours for the most part.
What are you talking about time clock?
I have worked for Transcend for 5 years since the MDI-FL merger and there is no time clock. Where did you guys get that idea?
It is paid for; just tell your STM if you forgot to clock in. nm
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