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Going from night person to morning person - not e-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Posted: Nov 4, 2013

I keep waking up at 4:30 am - a job I'm just training for (a low-stress job and only 1 marathon week a month!) starts at 6 am. So I'm trying to be a morning person. Constitutionally I really don't like the idea of going to bed at 9 pm, or 10 pm. Although I have more energy during the day when I follow a morning schedule.

I'm afraid to read a book now, I think if I do I will fall asleep instantly. The night is young! ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

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Are you training for an MT job, or something else? - MT looking

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I'm just curious. I would LOVE to get a different job. I'm so burned out on MT.

Definitely SOMETHING ELSE!!!!! - wheres_my_job

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Have you tried odesk, mechanical turk (on amazon), craigslist? There are "offbeat" jobs on craigslist - things you might not consider, until they are staring you right in the face - oh, I'll apply for that. Think outside of the box. Not everything is going to pay so well, so you've got to balance that out - but don't jump from one nightmare situation to another. Keep your options open. Try to stay light on your feet.

Good luck.

I will try those. Thanks. I only 5 yrs to go before I retire, - MT looking

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but I don't think I'm going to make it that long.

I'm burned out. This is the most thankless job I've ever had. I made more money in 1990.

They call them "the go-go years" - the 90s - wheres_my_job

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Yeah, I remember.

If you get out of medical transcription, I think that "burned out" feeling will eventually dissipate. Good luck on getting out. You can do it.

Thanks. nm - MT looking

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Something else! - Anonymous

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"Not everything is going to pay so well, so you've got to balance that out." Why go from one low paying job (MT) to another? I thought people were trying to find new jobs that paid well. If you take an offbeat job, make sure you get PTO and benefits. Just because it is not MT, it does not mean it is an improvement. Out of the frying pan, into the fire...

Everyone's situation is different - wheres_my_job

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Could be it pays really well...but there's a long commute and you've got an old car.

Or it could be you have other things going on, and you don't want to POUR yourself into a job, high stress. Or maybe you want to lose weight, KNOW you have a hard time losing it in a high-stress sedentary position, so why not lose weight in a low-stress job where you're on your feet?

There are many other things besides pay to consider, especially if you've been an MT for a decade (or two). You can jump into a job with PTO and benefits...and it's a living hell you want to get get the frick out of ASAP.

People are looking for all different kinds of things. Maybe they want to try being entrepreneurial - that takes time. I congratulate anybody who can work a full-time job and then come home and have the energy to work out, run a side business, or ANYTHING. Maybe someone doesn't have that kind of stamina - they need to make choices that are right for them.

I'm glad that works for you - Anonymous

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I was an MT for 3 decades. I did it for the pay and stability. I jumped into another well paying job with PTO and benefits. I don't love it, but I am a one income household and it means a lot to me to have a steady income, a 401K plan and to be able to keep saving for retirement (I'm 3-5 years out). I work full-time and come home and work out, that's really a no-brainer after sitting at a desk all day. Being entrepreneurial does take time but in the meantime a person needs to eat and pay the bills. I stink at math, I'd never be able to run a business. You said it yourself, you don't know if your boss is going to pay you, so then it's on to something else. That sounds like stress to me, only a different kind.

Relax, it's gonna be ok - wheres_my_job

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What is a marathon week? - Anonymous

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One week - 10 hour days - wheres_my_job

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Really long days, but then you're done FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH. Leaves lots of time for other things - eBay listings, sending stuff out to lit agents, etc. My friend said it's a base, you know you have that chunk of change coming in, and then you can add job(s) to it the rest of the month.

Don't know if it will actually work out, I have an interview for something else coming up, so we'll see. I just take it one day at a time.

It doesn't help that at my current "little" job, my boss is VERY casual, shall we say, about paying me on time...I'm not sure I want to keep dealing with that. I like to get paid on time.

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