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Encore: Q&A of a Working QA, Part Two

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If you missed Part One, check it out here. Again, here’s Laura, a working MT and QA gal: Do you work full-time or part-time, and why? I work full time because I need full-time pay. We have a tiered system where the higher your line counts, the higher your rate of pay is. Working full time allows me to reach the higher line counts and the higher pay scale. What is the best part of being an MT and/or QA? The best part of being an MT is the freedom. My current job allows me to be at home without … Continue reading →

Encore: A Day in the Life of an MT

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. I just did a Q&A with Sheila on her thoughts on the MT world, and so I thought I would finish this off by letting her tell us about a typical day for her in the MT world. ~ ~ ~ I typically start work around 8:30 in the morning. I try to work steadily for 3 hours with minimal breaks of no more than 5 … Continue reading →

Why do You Want to Become a Medical Transcriptionist? Part One

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. The number one reason for people wanting to become a medical transcriptionist (and this is based on a survey I personally conducted of MT students) was so they could stay home with their children (or with their grandchildren, or their nieces and nephews.) However the kids were related, the number one reason was to stay home with them. I can empathize with that reasoning, because that … Continue reading →

Wives Who Work From Home – Yes Honey, I Do Have a Job

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Saturday, we talked about wives who work from home and we’re launching a series on wives who work from home this week and how it may affect your home life, specifically your marriage. For business tips, check out our home business blog. Yes Honey, I Do Have a Job One difficulty you may have when you are a wife who works from home is that your spouse may not appreciate that you actually have a job. A typical day for me begins about 4:30 in the morning. I get up, have a light workout followed by a shower and a … Continue reading →

Working From Home: You’re Not Really Working, Right?

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This past weekend, I got to go to my sister’s house and spend the weekend with her and her family. I had a ton of fun, and I kept thinking, “I’m so glad I have a flexible job that allows me to do this.” I had post-dated blogs so that this blog would be kept current while I was gone, I finished up the other freelance work that I had to do, and in the end was able to take four days off in a row without touching work even once. It was a great feeling. As I was leaving, … Continue reading →

Working from Home vs Working at Home

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I don’t know if I was just the biggest ignoramus ever, or what, but before I took this blogging job, I had no idea there was a difference between those two phrases. I used them interchangeably, and thought nothing of it. I have since come to realize the error of my ways, and in case there are any readers out there who were as uninformed as me, let me make it clear: Working from home is very different from working at home. Many people tout direct sales (Avon, Mary Kay, Tupperware) as being a job for mothers who want to … Continue reading →

A Question A Week

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I was sitting at home this morning, busy getting ready for the day, when an odd thought popped into my head, “How many of my readers work at home? How many of them work in an office?” As much as I love this writing job, I usually don’t walk around my house wondering about my readers. And this morning, I realized that was awfully one-sided of me. I should know more about my readers; I want to know more about my readers. So I started to think about all sorts of questions and topics that I would love to get … Continue reading →

Courthouse Research Companies: Sunlark Research, Part One

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As part of my mini-series on becoming a courthouse researcher, I have interviewed several research companies in hopes of helping my readers get a better feel for each company, and understand more about the industry. If you haven’t been reading my blog long (shame on you!) and have never heard of courthouse research before, then make sure to start reading at the beginning. Otherwise, read on! Today I wanted to talk about Sunlark Research. This is the company that I actually worked for, when I was a courthouse researcher. I have nothing but the best to say about the company, … Continue reading →

Don’t Work too Hard – No one Notices Anyway

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I was just browsing online, when I came across this immensely hilarious, but also terribly tragic story (located here) where a gentleman is dies at work while sitting at his desk–heart attack–and no one notices for five days. How could this possibly happen? From the article: “George was always the first guy in each morning, and the last to leave each night, so no one found it unusual that he was in the same position all that time and didn’t say anything. He was always absorbed in his work and kept pretty much to himself.” Yes, well, dead people tend … Continue reading →

Winning a Million Dollars–Could This be Your Next Job?

I have come up with a new idea: I am going to enter sweepstakes as a job! Okay, maybe not as a full-time job, but I found a neat site that makes finding sweepstakes a lot easier to do: Online Sweepstakes. They not only list all sweepstakes currently open, but they also break them up into categories like what the prize is, how often you can enter, when the contest expires, and other helpful groupings. For someone who doesn’t have the slightest clue about sweepstakes (like me!), this site really seems jam-packed full of great info. And just in case … Continue reading →