Positives not negatives
Posted By: NE-MT on 2007-01-03
In Reply to: At this point I would seriously consider wearing pantyhose and going TO a job. - MSMT
I read these posts all the time and am saddened to hear that so many are unhappy. I have been blessed to be a Transcriptionist for the last 12-1/2 years. It started out on a fill-in basis, then went to part-time and now I do it full-time out of my house as an IC. My line rates are good and I have always had steady work. I do 3 local clinics and then I also have Internet work. I do feel that there are other benefits to working out of your house than just the pay. I am able to have flexibility in scheduling, see my children off to school, be here when they get home and not have the stress of having to be at a job for 9 hours a day. Not trying to sound holier than though, but perhaps just take some time to think about the positives and not always the negatives.
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Positives and Negatives of working at home versus inhouse.
When I first went home to work, I did think it was the greatest thing since sliced bread, but I got so tired of being stuck to my desk all day long and being asked to work overtime with no overtime pay. No incentives anymore either. The money is the biggest issue here and benefits at a good price. .... So I decided to go back in house. and believe that I found a great place to work.
Of course, there will be the usual bad side of working an inhouse job... dressing up.... which I honestly miss.. but maybe not every day, paying for gas to drive to work... but it's actually only 10 minutes away, the cafeteria--enough said :D... plus I bring my lunch and have always done so..., office politics--which I have found exist at home or inhouse...., dept meetings--which I have found exist with at home jobs also... of course they are "account" not department meetings and communication! which is a really important thing and was the straw that broke this camel's back--got sick of sending emails to a myriad of people from the top to the bottom and getting no response back... or responses days later...
Can anyone add any other positives/negatives?
The pay will be worth it all no matter what, but I was curious to see what other things there are to consider. 
Please no flames.
Thanks in advance.
Thank you, thank you all--even the negatives (there are always a few here)
The problem I have is that I need my staff to have knowledge of it all. I spent all day yesterday picking different things off different test sites on the internet, different specialties, even some "trick" questions. I am still not finished, but this is a start. I don't want it too long, but I wanted it thorough also. I will continue to work on it though. Thanks for the input, all.
Negatives
1. Working in an office, with clothing restrictions. We cannot wear jeans or sports clothing even though we have no public contact... yet a woman can wear a micro miniskirt or a man can wear a dress.
2. Supervisors constantly changing standards.
3. We have changed from word (with PTDS) to IPR (with INFORMM), and are now switching again to IDX with VR.
4. If there are blanks, we are required to stand up, fetch a trainer to listen to the blank before we are allowed to send up the document with the blank, regardless of the fact that we have years of experience. At times a trainer may not be available.
5. Favortism.
6. Unionized (positive and negative features).
7. We have lost some people because they were singled out and nit picked until they left.
8. Every year there is a new crop of bad dictators when graduation happens and the replacements arrive.
9. If a written reprimand ends up in the file, it will prevent one from transferring departments. This causes problems when a person wants to jump ship for being singled out.
10. Different departments have different difficulty levels. Some are extremely easy to make production quota line counts, whereas others are impossible, yet everyone is held to the same production standards (or risks harrassment for not making rate). So, some are smooth sailing through while others struggle desperately.
11. Very clique-ish.
12. The office is cold or hot, no medium acceptable temp. I can be wrapped up in a down filled blanket with a fleece blanket over my head/hair, and the AC is still on.
13. They may spray for bugs, but they will not enforce a no-food policy. Someone may be harrassed about not a clean enough work space, while another (who is worse) is not spoken to.
14. Did I mention favortism?
15. No smoking policy.
Is there a way I can look at just the negatives/neutrals
from a seller? I like to read them to see what, if any, response the seller has and if they are ugly I won't buy from them, but if they are a power seller going through 15 pages to get to just the neutral/negatives is a pain.
I agree there are some positives, but I am
one who wants to pursue something else. Mainly because I do not feel this is a good fit for ME. Also, I think you should never have all your eggs in one basket.
I agree with all the above positives
minus the income of lucky Patti! However, I don't have to buy a career wardrobe or pay for gas/parking every day or have the wear and tear on my car of a commute. I love making my own schedule and being my own boss. I started doing this when my kids were little. Now I couldn't go back to sitting in rush hour traffic every day and dealing with office politics and all that garbage. I am grateful every day for having such a good job. Life is what you make it. If this isn't for you, there are plenty of other things you can look into for work.
Yes, I love it and have no regrets. The positives
far outweigh the negatives, and my kids are now MTing as well and loving it. I can honestly say at approx 50 years old that I would not have changed a thing. I worked in-house til my kids were born, and have been home since. In-house was great experience, and then transitioning to home was wonderful! :-) Feel free to write if you are interested in any details. I obviously believe 100% that there is a future for MTing, or would not have trained my children. I love my job and my career.
I agree - interesting that only positives stay on here
The rest vanishes into thin air.
FLmt, it's extremely doable. Copy the positives! nm
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Read the comments. Even if they left positives, if item not exactly right, will state that. Also,
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One thing about wading thru pages and pages looking for negatives, is...
it really does show that the seller is overall very good. Know what I mean? There will always, always, always be those customers who are impossible to please, especially on E-Bay. I've gotten almost all my negatives from leaving calm, but justifiable negatives when the buyer had stiffed me and not gone thru with the sale. We are called to leave these negatives as sellers to warn the community, but instantly we will get flamed with a retaliatory negative that is a total lie. So, now most sellers don't leave justified negatives anymore! That said, really, if you have to wade thru page after page to find even 1 negative, I would say you're safe bidding, as long as the feedback is current!
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