Reality and the at Home Medical Transcriptionist

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One of the most common reasons I get asked about getting into medical transcription is that people want to be home with their kids. They need a legitimate way to earn money from home without paying the high costs of daycare. Medical transcription often sounds perfect to them.

Honestly, it can be a great solution. But transcribing with kids in the house is not so easy as many hope.

Kids Are Noisy and Need Your Attention

The younger they are, the more true this is for large parts of the day. I started transcribing when I had my first child. Babies may sleep a large part of the day, but when they need you it's pretty immediate. At the very least a screaming baby makes it really hard to hear the doctor.

Toddlers aren't much better. Their naps may be more regular, until given up, but they still need a lot from you. But when they're awake they can be very demanding and noisy.

As kids get to school age, things get better, especially since they may not be at home so much. The exception is of course if you are homeschooling, in which case you probably have your day pretty well planned out for your work and homeschool times.

It's Easier to Work When it's Quiet

Many transcriptionists who work from home have their main work hours either early in the morning before everyone else gets up, or late in the evening after the kids are in bed. Those are the only times that you have a really good shot at not being interrupted.

But Sometimes it's Lonely

The next biggest problem many people who work at home face is that you can get very lonely for adult interaction. No one to talk to most of the day except kids. No chats around the water cooler or with people stopping by your desk. Not even any obnoxious customers making demands like you have in retail. Just you and the kids.

Any sort of work at home means you need to find ways to get out and make friends. You can do it online on forums, blogs and social networking sites, but they aren't quite the same as talking face to face with another grownup.

Depending on your own level of need for time with other adults, this may be a minor or a major hardship. But you can find other parents, often right in your own neighborhood. It can be hard finding ways to meet them, but once you do, keep it up. Local friends can help you in ways online ones can't.

The Work is Hard, Either Way

Medical transcription is a very serious job. It's not something just anyone can do. You have to have focus. You have to have the skills. You have to have the time. And just as with any other job, enjoying your work really, really helps.

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About the Author

Stephanie Foster started http://www.medicaltranscriptionbasics.com/ after being a work at home medical transcriptionist for 3 years. Find out if you have the basic skills to train as a medical transcriptionist at her site.

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