Not cut out for this

Posted By: sct on 2009-04-17
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I am beginning to get a little disheartened about MT'ing. Not sure if I have what it takes to do it long term because the longer I do it, it seems like I can't edit my own stuff anymore! ...its really frustrating.

I've had typos lately that I know are dead wrong, but for some reason, I can't edit my own stuff anymore! It's not every report, something like for every 10 I do, two or three will have one or two typos, stupid ones too!

To do this for a living, do all mt's have to be 100% accurate ALL the time? I thought that was what the editors were for or was I mistaken?

I am not new to this, just new to doing it full time at home (with no other job duties in between). I want to do this so bad I can taste it so that I can be at home with my kids, but I'm beginning to wonder if I'm not cut out for it. I'm no rookie and I can hold my own , but is there an alternative to strictly typing? Any advice woudl be appreciated.

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Not cut out for this - sct
- You need to chilll out and calm down -sm -
- ABOVE POST SAYS CAN TAKE GOV ASSISTANCE OR THIS, WHICH ONE IS BETTER? - My take
  - Same impression I got - Right there with ya
  - The way I read that post about her experience was (sm) - NightOwl
    - I doubt she has done this very much - Reading along
      - That particular poster is now posting on the new MT board - Interesting, huh?
        Sorry to disappoint you but I've never posted on the newbie board! - sct
- About those editors.... - NightOwl
  - Thanks!...good idea about adding the def to the glossary...I'll try that too - sct
    - another trick of the trade for soundalikes - flybye
- Little suggestion - Candy
- could you give me an example? sm - flybye
  - No expander, I've just been using the autotext for a lot of things because - sct
    - tricks of the trade... - flybye
      - Thanks!...I've been trying to figure out a way to tweak my autotext before opting to buying expe - sct
    - About those transposition errors - NightOwl
      - Does this forum not allow quotation marks? - NightOwl
- Thank's to all for the kind advice...I'll figure this out somehow - sct
- MT at home - MT Advocate
- You are being too hard on yourself. Proofread after you transcribe to the best of your - --- hope this helps you.
- slow down - skunko
  - I feel like you just came to my house!! - sct
    - you just answered your own sm - MT30+
      - I've been doing it at home strictly full time for a couple of monts, but - sct
        This same thing happened to me... - OrthoMT
        Thank you!....that's very encouraging to hear ! - sct
        do you have 6 years of inhouse sm - 30+ and FED UP
- If you don't know that MTs are supposed - S
- if you have been doing this for sm - MT 30+
  - Never said that typos were acceptable, what I said was is 100% accuracy expected 100% of the time. - sct
    - No offense but - - You're way off base
    - You don�t have a clue as to what this job entails - What in the world?
      - 100% - TravelinMT
        Traveling MT - oh
        oh - TravelinMT
        definitely so - sa
        I do this job with young children around and neither my job nor children have suffered... - OrthoMT
        It most certainly can be done - mookie
        I run a home daycare and transcribe. - momoftwins
        Licensed by the state? - Hearing it all
        reply to hearing it all - TravelinMT
        Glad you don't take care of my kids - TravelinMT
        I'm glad travelinMT doesn't transcribe my reports. - spellcheck
        Glad I don't take care of your kids too... - momoftwins
        Nothing to do with hateful opinions - travelinMT
        You don't think calling someone a liar is hateful? lol - TMT

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