There is also a misconception

Posted By: Itsy-Bitsy on 2006-05-23
In Reply to: come to think of it... - sm

about the money we make -- unless we tell them I think people assume we don't make much since we ONLY type. LOL.

Back when I was single (now this was before I worked at home, but I am talking about MTing in general now) I was dating a guy and he broke up with me to go back with his ex-girlfriend. She was a nursing assistant. She told me that she knew why he chose her. She said that I might have had nice hair and big boobs but SHE MADE THE BIG MONEY. I almost fell down laughing. She made $8 or $9 an hour. I was making $18 to $20 an hour working in house at a hospital at the time. LOL. And I make even more now....his loss is my hubby's gain. ROFLOL.

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I am so sick of this!!!!!!!!!!! - Itsy-Bitsy
- It's just one more reason why MTs are treated like dirt. (nm) - JustaMushroom
- I refer them to the job boards so they can see how much experience they need. sm - Spiderwoman
- I hear ya. MY quickest reply now is that they'll have to - jus me
- I get this all the time... these are the ones that bother me... - M
- Had a "friend" talk to me ....sm - casey
- I know how you feel, but....It is really - Laurie
  - I agree with you - but, I was once of the mentality that I could type sm - Jamie
  - Oh yes - Itsy-Bitsy
  - I agree with you. - mtathome
    - me too - Itsy-Bitsy
- We all get this all the time. - mtathome
  - Here's a good one! - texan
    - LOL, did granny dictate????? NM - Itsy-Bitsy
  - LOL - Itsy-Bitsy
    - Too funny:))) nm - honey
- I understand. Here's my response .... - Busy MT'ing
  - Right! - Itsy-Bitsy
- me too!!! - sm
  - one time - Itsy-Bitsy
    - come to think of it... - sm
      - There is also a misconception - Itsy-Bitsy
- I know how you feel. - sm
  - sm - Itsy-Bitsy
    - that is exactly how I've been handling this - been there done that
    - You should refer them to the testing site. - right on!
      - sm - Itsy-Bitsy
        What's even better are............. - funsize

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This is why there is such misconception (sm)

about why working at home is thought of as not working at all! I just found this article as a HEADLINE on my Yahoo home page today.

Seven Ways to Be Happier at Work:

1. Telecommute. Sometimes a good way to find happiness is to just stay home. Would you enjoy playing tennis with friends during the day? Rolling on the floor with Fido? Watching daytime soaps or CNBC's stock ticker? Who cares as long as the daily work gets done? Pitch your boss on telecommuting. If he or she resists, offer to go on a short leash; for example, agree to submit twice-a-day work progress reports.

Here's the link for the full article: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/103034/Seven-Ways-to-Be-Happier-at-Work

There's a reason why it's still called WORK at home and this kinda rubbed me reading it, because I think a lot of people, new to this line of work especially (transcription from home), fail at it. To make a decent paycheck, I have to be glued to my keys for 8 hours a day--not a few hours here and a few hours there. What's your opinion of the above statement?