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<blockquote data-quote="Bayushi Seikuro" data-source="post: 3581958" data-attributes="member: 23328"><p>My mom works at home as a transcriptionist.</p><p></p><p>1) I'd agree with the comment about how are her typing skills, but there's something else. The ability to deal with frustrating accents, or ways people speak. Some doctors do not enunciate enough; there were plenty of times where my mom would ask me to come help to try to figure out what a word is.</p><p></p><p>2) My mom's been doing this for twenty years now, and she took classes at the local community college. I'm not so sure about all of these ads you see on tv; you'd be better off to stick with colleges in your area. Alot of medical terminology classes, etc.</p><p></p><p>3) I have mixed thoughts on most of the work-from-home places my mom's worked for. For the most part, she has two jobs: one is doing transcription from home for the local hospital - it saves them room in the actual hospital, and all of her work is done online; the other, for a subcontractor type company, is where the worry might be. The subcontractor pays X cents per line; you need speed to make any money, and you make ZERO money as an hourly rate. The hospital pays Y dollars an hour, with incentives, etc.</p><p></p><p>That's just some general info. The big key is you have to be able to decipher what's being said, and type accurately; what they're transcribing can get called in during legal hearings of all kinds. My mom had just done the autopsy report on a kid who was shot trying to rob a pharmacy with knives, to get Oxycotin, etc. So, needless to say, every little detail has to be perfect in those cases.</p><p></p><p>I'd warn ya, it's a worthwhile, good career, but highly stressful. And again, with a work-at-home situation, my thoughts are: get one that pays an hourly rate, because if your cable access goes out, or your power goes down, you make ZERO money on the piece-work jobs.</p><p></p><p>My random two cents.</p><p></p><p>BTW: Working at home, there's also a tendency to get distracted. I've noticed my mom's friends seem to have little respect for her work time. Whereas they might not call her to see what she's up to if she worked in an office, they have no qualms calling her at home - essentially at her office - to see what she's up to. Etc.</p><p></p><p>YMMV,</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I believe the website with job postings is MTJobs.com. Some of the places will even send you a work computer; others will expect you to use your own. Also, one obvious concern too is carpal tunnel syndrome, but... I'm a constant worrier <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bayushi Seikuro, post: 3581958, member: 23328"] My mom works at home as a transcriptionist. 1) I'd agree with the comment about how are her typing skills, but there's something else. The ability to deal with frustrating accents, or ways people speak. Some doctors do not enunciate enough; there were plenty of times where my mom would ask me to come help to try to figure out what a word is. 2) My mom's been doing this for twenty years now, and she took classes at the local community college. I'm not so sure about all of these ads you see on tv; you'd be better off to stick with colleges in your area. Alot of medical terminology classes, etc. 3) I have mixed thoughts on most of the work-from-home places my mom's worked for. For the most part, she has two jobs: one is doing transcription from home for the local hospital - it saves them room in the actual hospital, and all of her work is done online; the other, for a subcontractor type company, is where the worry might be. The subcontractor pays X cents per line; you need speed to make any money, and you make ZERO money as an hourly rate. The hospital pays Y dollars an hour, with incentives, etc. That's just some general info. The big key is you have to be able to decipher what's being said, and type accurately; what they're transcribing can get called in during legal hearings of all kinds. My mom had just done the autopsy report on a kid who was shot trying to rob a pharmacy with knives, to get Oxycotin, etc. So, needless to say, every little detail has to be perfect in those cases. I'd warn ya, it's a worthwhile, good career, but highly stressful. And again, with a work-at-home situation, my thoughts are: get one that pays an hourly rate, because if your cable access goes out, or your power goes down, you make ZERO money on the piece-work jobs. My random two cents. BTW: Working at home, there's also a tendency to get distracted. I've noticed my mom's friends seem to have little respect for her work time. Whereas they might not call her to see what she's up to if she worked in an office, they have no qualms calling her at home - essentially at her office - to see what she's up to. Etc. YMMV, EDIT: I believe the website with job postings is MTJobs.com. Some of the places will even send you a work computer; others will expect you to use your own. Also, one obvious concern too is carpal tunnel syndrome, but... I'm a constant worrier :) [/QUOTE]
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