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It already has. I have to work from home because of disability due to chronic disease.

Posted By: Geri on 2008-03-25
In Reply to: Also-my attitute has been positive till now- - discouraged

My physicians and visiting nurses are extraordinarily caring individuals who fortunate have (more so than I had previously thought, apparently).

Also, I can understand venting about a situation you feel you have no control over. I assume you desired sympathy or empathy or just someone to say, "I know where you are coming from," but to post incoherently and then lash out at those that reply is only going to add to your frustrations and negative feelings.

I am sorry you feel as though your health care providers don't care if you did, but I am sure that is not the reality of the situation. If you had taken the time to provide context to your rant, then you might have received the type of replies you were looking for, whatever that may have been.

Best of luck to you.


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Does anyone do any other at-home work other than MT?
I need to get more work but don't want to go back to an office atmosphere.  Any ideas would be appreciated. 
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Thank you!. I am trying to help those who need to work from home, but cannot

due to financial constraints.  I am also doing research for other work at home programs that are legit.  If anyone has info they would like to share with me either MT related or not that I can use that would be awesome!  This is about 1 year out as I have a lot to get together with that and some things I am doing with  my house to get it "organized."


 



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I began working at home after I had my son. I got see his first everything. I get to wake him up in the mornings (the best time to get all the kisses) and I get to tuck him in every night. I get to go to all the school functions. I get to drop him off at school and pick him up. I get to be with him all during his summer breaks. I get to go to all the sporting events. He is now 8 years old and I can say with great pride, I got to watch my child grow.

I have gotten very frustrated with the company I work for, but it all truth - I wouldn't have missed this for the world!

If you have a chance to work from home and be with your child, I would say go for it and never look back. They grow so fast and being a mother is such a privilege - take advantage of your opportunity.
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Thx to Carrie for your suggestion.  I appreciate it!  M.


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Is it possible to do this from home as well or is this something that you must do from a courtroom or lawyers office or other??
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Do you ever feel like you get away from transcription when working from home full-time?  I work part-time at home, and it seems (especially on my Sunday shift) that I'm typing all day and half the night! Do you just completely shut down after a strict schedule and walk away from it?  Even when I quit, I'm there in my bedroom which is where I also have my computer armoire and I feel as if it is staring at me!  LOL...calling my name...pleading with me to come work. The co. I work for part time is always needing extra help and I feel so guilty just to lie around when I could be typing.  It may sound silly, but it is really getting to me!


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I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!  That is THE MAIN REASON I am taking this course, and going to work from home so i can be home with my children.  I also homeschool them, and know that it will go so much more smoother with mom being home all the time. 
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I think you have to weigh the savings on gas, clothing, daycare (if that is an issue for you), eating lunch every day (unless you packed your lunch), and personally I hate dealing with office politics. I personally enjoy working from home because I can be here in the afternoons when my son gets home from school. If he is sick I don't have to worry about missing a day of work or leaving early to go and pick him up from school. If you don't have children to consider, then it really would be a toss up. I think you would really have to look at the monetary situation and figure out which job would be more beneficial for you to take.
MTs are not the only work-at-home
employees who have the "jammies" image. Get a clue. Don't worry your little self about MTs like Red and myself.....we are doing just fine. And, let me add that my employer is very happy with me -- jammies, kids and all!!!!!!!!!!!!
I work at home, too.
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Work at home

Dear interviewee MOM,


I am looking for work at home and have greater than 3 years experience of working in different files of medical transcription.  I am outside of US.


Can you give me some advise or help. 


Thanks


 


She said she will be doing the same work, but at home as an IC.
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work at home
would greatly appreciate the name or names of companies that hire work from home positions as I have had no luck working as a MT from home. thank you
Work at home...
Have tried most of them around here - all are about the same. No singles, mostly young married with kids and elderly. That is rural Iowa for you!!
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If you really want to work at home
all the time, you might need to find another job.
FOR THOSE WHO WORK AWAY FROM HOME

How do you connect to the internet? Thanks in advance for the  help.


I take it you work at home..
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I am looking at M-Tec or Andrews right now.

I see/hear a lot about "acute care", what exactly is this?

As far as income goals, if I can make around $1000 to $1500 a month I will be happy. This would let my husband stay home more.

My grammar, spelling, and listening are pretty good. (My mother teaches high school english so I grew up with it in my blood) And learning vocabulary should not be too much of a challange as I have devoured books since I started reading and new words are fun to me.

I just do not want this to take so long that it feels like a waiste of time to both of us. Finding something to do from home is tough with all the scams out there.

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Is there anyone who just cannot work from home.

I have ADD.  Actually a college friend of mine diagnosed me when I graduated HS.  I went to college and I was explaining to a friend of mine why I had so many problems in school is because my mind won’t shut off from something that happened earlier, or something that I know is going to happen later and I just cannot keep focused on the task at hand at the moment.  I do have good days and bad days, lately more bad than good.  She said that she thought I had ADD because she had it and she had done the same thing.  She said she went to her PCP and she got on Ritalin and her grades went from Ds and Cs to As and Bs.  I did not go back then because I did not have insurance of money.  I tried everything else I know of.  I tried counseling, I tried the tips I have found on the internet, nothing seems to work.  I went to my PCP, told her what I have been doing and she dx me with depression and ADD and put me on Ritalin and Celexa.  I have been taking this for a little over a week now.


 


Well, my OM called me and told me that I needed to work in-house because my line count was so bad.  I did and H threw such a fit and cussed me out royally.  We cannot afford the drive and why the heck isn’t my line count like it should be, he shouted.    I told him that she will probably just keep me up there a few weeks.  Well, I talked to her today and she said that I was going to have to stay permanently.  No going home again for me.  I told her that I have been taking meds now to help my mind from wondering and could I have another chance.   She mentioned that someone else in the office (no names) is doing that too and it helped her tremendously but she thinks I do a better job in-house than I do at home.  I told H and he is so mad.  I can understand why but I don’t know what else to do.  OM won’t give me another chance to go home.  I could try an MTSO but H doesn’t think there is no use.  He mentioned to me moving in with my brother because he lives closer to the hospital then we do, then he said that I should quit my job and he will find a new one that pays more and looks at me like I am a complete useless failure.  I know he is just mad but him doing this doesn’t help me with my depression. 


 

I just started these meds.  It maybe the answer for me and it may not.  I don’t know if I should try an MTSO while taking the meds because if it does for me what my friend said it did for her, I should be more successful.  H wants to give up on me. 
But we'd still have to work at home?
That's what is driving me nutso.
If you work at home,
that can cause boredom, that's for certain.

If you are an IC, then I'd suggest you get a regular job of some sort to get out of the house, whether it involves MT or not.

But the truth is that people in every line of work have trouble with burnout, from what I read, so it's not just our type of work or anything.
Anybody out there work at home for
your local community hospital.  If so, give specifics - paid by line, etc. and how that is working for you.  I'm thinking about applying to local community hospital.  They have recently sent all their transcriptionists to work at home and they are loving it!
Those of you who work at home for a

would you mind saying (anonymously of course) what your base pay is, how your incentive pay works, and how much you are realistically able to make?


I worked for a hospital for years, but before they had MTs working at home, and left to start my own service and get my own clients.


I am trying to decide if I want to keep my own accounts or possibly work from home for a hospital, but would like to know how much I could realistically make working for a hospital.  Of course, I know it can vary a lot but would just like to see what some of you are able to make.


I'm getting closer to retirement age and the benefits that I didnt't really need/want/care about when I was younger are looking better all the time...


You are right, we do work from home....sm
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work at home
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