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Please, if anyone has ideas for no-to-low-stress types of jobs, post them here. I am to the point I can barely function. The MT industry has been stressful for me since I started nearly a decade ago (for all the reasons you are familiar with) and with a company acquisition and new software, new client (to the company with the lack of proper specs, mixed feedback), expander issues, extensive time spent while not working trying to make sense of it all and gain some sort of control, and not making nearly enough money to pay my bills, I feel I just need a job where I don't have to think much (and no pressure) so I can recover.
I'm in a pathetic state at this point. Not even sure I can manage to put a decent outfit together and make my hair look normal. On top of work stress and other life stresses, I married for the 2nd time a couple years ago and it has been a nightmare. I think the longest length of time it has gone sort of smoothly was a couple weeks. Typically, every few days to a week he goes off on me. He is verbally and emotionally abusive (I hate to use that last word, but that's what it is.) I won't bother go into specifics. When he is nice, he is usually cool and distant (more like someone you know from down the street or something). He is self-absorbed and makes me feel undeserving. He lives in my house and only pays half the utilities (when he is way better off than I am - - more than comfortable). I pay for the house, animal babies, my own food, gifts. (I think that's enough to give you the idea.) When I got beside myself recently (in the midst of him blowing up on me because he didn't hear me say "thanks" for something [which I had]) and brought up that since I am paying for the house we live in, it seems like he should pay for all the utilities, his response was, "It doesn't cost you anything for me to live here."
He does have a fun, playful side (but a small %) and does do certain things for me, but everything is on his terms and I am never comfortable asking for anything. He is one of those people who is a nice person on the surface until need something he doesn't want to give you (including affection, security, etc.) and he takes everyday comments or kidding around like a horrible insult. He's anal and wants everything his own way and particular about how you handle his belongings but is often disrespectful to my things and how I would like them handled. If I try to give him examples of how he has different standards for himself, he can't seem to see it no matter what examples I give. Some of it he probably can't see, and some of it I know he gets but doesn't care (not enough to do anything about it anyway). I could go on, but I think I have made my point for you to see my added stress. This is someone I knew for quite awhile and should have realized. I am not sure WTF was wrong with me.
At this point, I have been sick for the last few days and he basically just keeps his distance and doesn't even ask me how I am feeling. He probably thinks I'm faking (even though I worked all week regardless). I am really struggling (mentally and financially) and not going to be able to keep up with my bills. It's all I can do not to quit my job. I look at jobs online and feel I am not qualified for anything (even though I really am) and am afraid I can't handle anything at this point ... but I have no choice. I have to do something.
If anyone has any ideas for an easy job for me (so I can at least recuperate and attempt to keep paying my bills), please share them. I can't tell you how much I will apprecate it.
Sorry for any errors. I proofed this but made changes as I went, so I probably goofed something up.
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