We all have only one life to live. Isn't it a crying shame that we spend this beautiful life sitting in dull, dreary windowless office cubicles, taking heaps of pressure and a whole lot more from pain in the neck bosses, or wasting away hours in traffic or waiting for a train. Sigh!
Recent studies show that in the United States, over 62 percent of employees hate their jobs! That's a whopping number of people, being stuck in careers they don't enjoy. It's a shame too, because today's day and age offers such a wide variety of opportunities that allow people to work on their own terms, get paid well and use their spare time to pursue enjoyable hobbies and interests. Take for example, the wonderful world of transcription .
Transcription Jobs require practitioners to simply transfer pre-recorded speech onto a text document. (Yes, that's about it really. It's that simple!) Around the world, there is a large demand for transcription company providing transcription services for business, legal and medical purposes.
Till the early 70's, transcription was a very difficult job. Secretaries had to be present on location and had to transcribe material as and when they heard it using advanced skills like shorthand. With the advent of tape recorders, dictaphones and other recording equipment, the job became much simpler. The web made the task even easier and opened up the transcription market to a whole new group of clients and transcribers.
In fact, transcription today is one of the fastest growing careers in the US, with around 14 million transcribers working around the country. Sources believe that the numbers will swell by around 3 million by 2015.
So what do you need to get into this business? A little time, sound knowledge of the language and a decent ear for the spoken word. Yup, that's about all it takes.
Transcription Jobs pay pretty well - Most companies pay by the word or line. Some pay by the hours worked. What's common between both is a good pay, and loads and loads of free time for leisurely activities. According to industry standards, it takes merely an hour to transcribe 15 minutes of audio. And with a host of technologies at your command, the job gets done pretty quickly.
Another great thing is that the job does not require you to be physically present at any specific location to perform it. You can do it in the relaxed confines of your own home. Heck, you can even do it as you travel around the world so long as you have a computer and a working internet connection.
With such a wonderful opportunity just waiting to be taken, it’s funny how such a large number of people still trudge around chained to their desks, their bosses, the rush hour traffic and the pitiful 9 to 5 existence. It's this modern day nightmare turning into a dream.
So the next time you see someone moaning about their job, be a kind person, tell them about the wonderful world of transcription.