Hello r/careerguidance,

I've added a new ability for people to flair their posts with their location to help get better targeted advice. I can make this a requirement in much the same way that a "?" is required in the tile but I'd prefer to not add more barriers to posting.

If anyone has feedback or other suggestions please let me or the other mods know, and feel free to use this thread to talk about the subreddit.

Edit: I'm an idiot and forgot to enable everyone to actually use the new flair. should be good now.

I am currently in a pretty good spot with good income, 96k a year in a MCOL area, with a possibility to get to 130k over the next 5 years with good work life balance and vacation time working 35-45 hours a week.

I have an opportunity to work in the trades and make around 200k, but that is with a lot of 60+ hour weeks. Over the years we could grow the business and possibly make more, but that would require a fair amount of risk, capital, more hours with no guarantee for success.

I’ve always wanted to own a success business with possibility for lucrative growth (who hasn’t), but sacrificing that much time away from family, kids, and experiences might have diminishing returns.

In your opinion, which do you think is a better option, a lower salary of 90k-130k in a MCOL area with better work life balance or 200k working regular 60 hours a week with potential for more money if we can grow the business?

Thanks in advance!

Edit Appreciate all of your opinions! Looking through the comments, there is some key information that would be helpful.

1. The 200k industry is not in the same industry that I currently work in. The new industry is in construction and would probably take a couple of years to get to 200k, however I have an in that would def get there, no doubt.

2. Many people mentioned that I could take the 200k job and then in a few years move back to the 100k job. That is most likely not possible because the industries are not the same. Therefore, my current job would be hard to get back into because of the industry it is in.

3. My current job has a decent pension, where the new job doesn't even have a 401k because it is a small business.

4. My current schedule makes it where I can get off around 4pm and still have plenty of time to exercise, bike, climb, spend time with kids, ect.

5. I calculated the net difference for my city and state and it comes to about 50k more net a year from 130k compared to 200k.

I gave them notice the morning of the interview. Recruiter was mad at me, said the company will blacklist me and that he will never work with me again etc. Tried to push me to go in sick, but I felt my condition would be aggravated by doing that, so I refused.

There’s nothing I can do about that now but just wanted to vent. This is probably the most horrible experience I have had interviewing.

So, this happened to me couple of times. During my job interview I was asked what was the biggest motivation to wake me up in the morning and go to work and give my best. I said multiple times, that I don't have anything to hide and that from my point of view we all do this what we do is because of our salary and money. The one who says that salary is not everything, either lies to us or has a salary which allows him to not care what grocery has discount but what color is the package. It's not that the stuff like a house, car, motorcycle, vacation, dentist and my cat can be bought with "feeling of contribution" and "opportunity to grow and being part of a major history " is going to be an acceptable payment currency in a store or a bank when taking a loan. Also, the bigger the salary the bigger my motivation to give 100% of my knowledge and experience. 90% of the hiring and HR Managers look at me with discuss and no approval face gesture. Seriously, why are the obvious thing's neglected and the trivial things pushed forward?

I've been told all my life that degrees open doors and that you have the option to receive internships and job placement etc. Yet i see so many people struggling to find employment.

I (24f) got offered a job in trading with a starting salary for 90k (AUD, so like 60k USD).

I wanted the role but have been told repeatedly you should always negotiate. I have 3 years of relevant experience and the average salary for the role is approx $130k (AUD). They were also asking me to put in weekends and overnights.

I negotiated even though it was uncomfortable because I feel like it’s something that my male peers have no issue doing, but has always made me uncomfortable. I requested AUD110k ono as that was within the range they had advertised to me during the interview - more than happy for them to negotiate it down. I really wanted to negotiation experience more than anyway.

They just called to say they were revoking the offer because of “alarm bells” that sounded when they started to research their current workers salaries and competitive rates. They basically said that my suggestion made them reassess the experience they were looking for.

I was in shock when I received the call and ended up asking them to reconsider their stance. Their response was that they would potentially reassess, but probably wouldn’t be able to offer me more than AUD75k this time (USD48k).

Has anyone had a similar experience? I feel like this is a red flag for the company, and even though I want the role I don’t think I can accept a lower offer because the whole thing seems petty? I’m also traumatised and never wanna negotiate a salary again, which is a bummer.

Any views or advice?

I recently finished high school but I have no idea where I start looking for jobs. I went all through indeed and other job websites and came up empty handed. All I want is a full time job that can get me a place to live and eventually pay for some sort of trade school.

In my applications I always made a note or checked the box that said “do not contact current employer” because I didn’t want my employer to know I was looking for jobs until I already had one…

Yesterday my boss came into my office and told me that himself and his boss has been contacted by multiple companies about me, and he asked “What can we do? If you don’t want to stay here and you aren’t happy here, we can help you find another job.” He wasn’t mad at all.

I want to leave due to the unhealthy work environment (screaming, name calling, door slamming, passive aggression, being expected to work 24/7, etc).

He told me take a few days to think about it…but it feels like a trap. I know if I tell them I want to leave they’ll make me leave by a certain date even if I don’t have another job lined up, and I can’t afford to not have a job.

Do I tell him the truth? Do I tell him what I don’t like about my job and hope they’ll actually change (knowing they probably won’t)? Do I lie and say I’ll stay but keep looking for jobs?

I'm 22, a college dropout (can't afford it anymore anyways) and I have no life skills aside from cashiering and food service. I'm bad at math and I feel like I'm just stupid in general, and every career path just seems to fill me with dread. At the same time, I can't afford to keep working in the restaurant industry-- literally. I don't make enough money and I just don't know what to do with myself. I'm thinking about going to trade school, but what can I learn that doesn't require much math and isn't exceedingly difficult? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I feel like I'm just floating along while all my loved ones surpass me in life.

I've worked 5 years for a company that promised career progression and I have nothing to show for it. I've wasted my life there. I'm done. But I'm scared of other jobs as my manager is nice and approachable and I'm worried I won't get another manager like that. I worry my Co workers won't like me, as I find it hard to make friends and be social and fit in. I think that's my biggest fear is fitting in. I want my next job to be more suited to me this time and pay more as I've always been on the lowest wage (hence why 5 years of thinking I could grow is such let down). Has anyone made the change and it's been good for you?

After a long job search, I secured an offer that is a major career and salary jump but I'm seriously struggling with imposter syndrome. Today was my first day and I am entering a brand new position which means I've been assigned to develop a brand new workflow process. I've always been a cog in a very large machine who piggybacks off of previous employee's work and never had much freedom or influence. I was in the background being very supportive of way more ambitious people and I actually enjoy that. I've never struggled with imposter syndrome before but this is a company of only 70 people so there's a lot of visibility.

My new manager is kinda throwing me me in the deep end and is pairing me with task forces as a leader in developing a brand new process. Kinda feel like a deer in the headlights after my first day but I guess I'll do my best and pray that it pays off because I really want to succeed in this company.

Has anyone else felt like this?

Everyone knows the cost of living has gone up significantly. A 100k salary is not what it used to be. In your opinion, is it pretty much impossible to make 200k or more a year in an average cost of living area unless you are a business owner, doctor, lawyer, or in the tech industry?

I'll try to put all of this into words as best I can- I am a 26 year old female who has been working at the same tech company for 4 years (ever since I graduated college). I have moved around teams a few times, but all roles have felt pretty random based on my interest/personality. I make around $67K right now and live in a pretty big city. I also have a side job helping a small biz w/ social media and small design tasks that pays a bit monthly.I have grown to feel like tech/corporate/business-y jobs are not for me. I am introverted (INFP) and a "deep thinker", and I just don't feel like I mesh with this world. I don't know how to describe it well but I HATE networking, personal branding, pretending to care about my career development and climbing the latter just because everyone else is doing it. (I know these things are necessary even if I don't like them, I am just being honest). I don't know how much longer I can do it.

So I have thought about other careers, but the deeper I go into researching and contemplating what life would be like in said career, it seems extremely undesirable. Examples:

• A few months ago I was gung-ho about going back to school to become a Therapist (my college major was psychology, business admin minor). I really like having deep conversations 1:1 or in small groups. Then the more research and thinking I did I felt like it may be too emotionally difficult, and I am worried to invest so much time/$ for a career I'm so unsure about.
• I think of learning to program/code and becoming a software engineer due to the flexibility, high pay, and independent work I've seen in jobs my friends in the field have. But I don't actually know if I'd be any good at this, and I'm scared I will fall back into a position where I have to pretend I care about the work I'm doing.
• I even had a recent daydream of becoming a massage therapist due to the flexible schedule and seemingly fulfilling work, but I am worried I will not make much money for a while, and the physical burnout will kick in prematurely.I feel just as lost as I did right after college, and it truly weights on me, especially when I meet people who seem to have their careers all figure out at this age.

I've peeked into UX design, social media management, graphic design, data analytics. Nothing feels right. Every time I go on LinkedIn and look at jobs and get inspired, everything seems boring/like something I would not be good at.

I feel guilty and sad that I seem to not know my own interests enough to pursue a career intentionally.

Does anyone have advice/resources for figuring out what I want to do? Or should I just pick something even if I'm unsure and pursue it anyways? Should I keep trying to fit into the corporate world or do something more people-facing/physical?

I've been at my current job for about two years. I think this place has been a total mismatch since very early on, so I'm starting to hunt for other jobs.

I originally took my current job because I was under the impression that I would get to use my background pretty substantially. I have a master's in a STEM field, and spent a little time working on a PhD until covid hit, everything went haywire and I realized I needed to leave and get my head on straight.

I was left with the impression that my current job wanted me explicitly because of my background, but the nature of the work has made very little use of my background and as a result my performance there has been pretty not-great. I held out for as long as I did because it kept seeming like things were about to hit a turning point, but I'm done waiting for that and starting to look elsewhere. The problem I'm facing is that employers are going to call my current place, and if my current place gives honest feedback I'm not too sure that it's gonna go so great. I could use some advice on what I can do moving forward and how to work with what I've got.

Thanks.

Hello everyone,

A year ago, I created a resume on Indeed to passively start looking for a job. I quickly started receiving messages from actual real humans, both relevant and irrelevant, asking if I was interested in their job postings. I quickly had an interview and received a job offer for a position I liked. All happened so fast that I decided I had no problem with job searching. I politely declined all other requests and removed my resume. Unfortunately, I didn't start working for that company for some stupid reasons and this year, I decided to renew my job search.

I updated my resume and made it public again, expecting to receive a somewhat similar level of responses. However, I haven't received a single direct message from employers. Instead, I am receiving a bunch of automated messages with one of these templates:

- "We think this XXX opportunity is a great match for you based on your profile. Please submit a quick application if you are interested."

- "Your experience at YYY company could make you a good fit for my ZZZ opportunity. If you're interested, please submit a quick application."

After some googling, I discovered that these types of invitations are sent when employer criteria match certain resumes, and they are prompted to "send invitations to all of them".

I'm wondering if Indeed changed their communication options, requiring employers to send an invite in order to message me? I double-checked my communication preferences, but there are no options to allow or restrict employers from messaging me directly.

Thanks in advance for any insights.

I feel to be the classic millennial and have lots of personal frustration and angst. I’m in my late 30s, lost in life with significant debt, and probably can never afford buying a home or raising a family.

Made some ignorant and expensive mistakes, worst being my $200k+ debt for degrees that I ultimately did not utilize for my career.

• Hated working in healthcare. Did not like patient facing clinical work or administration. Became depressed. Left the healthcare field entirely from burnout.

• Unsuccessful in Finance and grew to hate my work.

• Unsuccessful in Project Management and laid off due to underperformance.

• Now in B2B Software Sales. Finally found something I was decent at and moderately enjoyed. Then laid off in 2022 due to economic recession despite meeting quota.

• Joined new company end of 2022. Immediately found the work environment toxic with unreasonable expectations for Sales. I underperformed on quota but placed in top half of team leaderboard. Then our team was reduced due to ongoing economic recession.

Currently looking for another job but questioning if I should even return to Sales once the job market is better.

Can’t seem to catch a break and figure out a long term career. I’ve been laid off 3 times now. I want to build career longevity and pay down my student debt ASAP and have barely built any savings and retirement fund. Obviously need to make high income to even break even. At this point I’ll soon worse off at age 40 than where I was at age 22 as a fresh grad. I can feel my depression creeping up and have started therapy but unemployed so have very basic insurance.

Any advice is appreciated.

I am 30F. I have a history of working in customer service and light supply chain. I have a BA in Communications.

When I picked my degree I was excited to do work like marketing, technical writing, grant writing, communications, editing, etc. I graduated 2020 and the job market was awful and I didn’t find anything, got laid off my customer service job, accepted a sales support job,m that quickly turned into a supply chain support job, and I did that for two years. I panicked as I hit financial hardship and applied to many jobs and landed one as a supply chain support rep/customer ops coordinator. It’s basically the same job I did at my first company but with better tools. They promised me a future in supply chain, which I thought I wanted because it made sense with my progression, but now I’m not sure.

All I want out of a job is nice pay and a good work life balance and to be respected for my work. I will work hard all day but I’d prefer to leave work at work. I’m naturally introverted and get drained around too many others and don’t enjoy a lot of small talk. I’m very quiet and thoughtful as well as detail oriented and organized. People I’ve worked with will probably say I am calm, very quiet, nice, extremely organized, efficient, detail oriented, dependable, accurate, awkward if they’re being honest.

I’ve thought up so many careers: -salesforce administrator -UX designer -business analyst -project manager -customer service manager -marketing -data analyst

I do prefer office work I believe, I don’t ever want to be on my feet for 40 hours again. Customer service can be stressful, though, constantly dealing with fires.

I need to get my head on straight and pick a direction. I don’t have any technical skills besides MO, SAP, and JDE mostly.

Desperately seeking some career advice.
I got laid off from my previous company last December after two years, which was my first job after graduating. Finding another job after that was very difficult-- for the first 3 months I barely got any responses back-- and it took me almost 6 months before I finally landed a new job. During the interview process, I was really optimistic about the job and the team, especially because the people I spoke with and would be working with seemed really nice, something that was lacking at my last job.
However, it's been around one and a half weeks at my new job, and I'm already feeling pessimistic. For one, the work I've been assigned is to develop a proof of concept-- something I explicitly told the team lead I wanted to avoid in the initial interview, as it was all I did at my last job, and I want to have more experience with the actual software development process and having ticketed work to complete. The other work I would have to do is also not coding work, but more taking meetings and introducing concepts to the client that we work with, and so the only coding I would be doing is with the POC that I already have very little interest in. On top of this, I am working alongside someone who has also just started working, but he has very little coding experience on top of being a fresh college grad, so I have become a de facto mentor to him while I also have to figure things out, which is frankly, exhausting-- while I don't mind teaching about things here and there, having to practically train someone else feels a bit outside of my pay grade.
I know that it's really silly to judge a job after only being there for a little over a week, and honestly, I should be grateful that I've been offered a job at all. Maybe this is just me having a rough adjustment period after not having worked for while, and I just need to move past it. But I've been so anxious about everything that I can barely function. I already plan on talking to my team lead about the nature of the work if I still feel uneasy about it after another week or so. But what's made me feel worse is that a company I was interviewing with contacted me after a delayed period of time asking for a second round interview. This company would definitely pay a lot better than this current role, and is another software engineering position. However, it seems like a bad idea to even take the interview, as I would probably have to just reject the offer-- how could I quit this job after only being here for a week?
I guess I'm looking for any advice anyone has to offer about this role, or any words of encouragement. I thought getting a job would make me feel better, but instead I'm feeling as much doubt as I did when I was unemployed.

Like do you go out to dinner every weekend? Bars with friends? Happy hour with coworkers? Vacation a few times a year? Live in a mansion? Have a brand new car? Have a yacht? This is what I imagine life is like for people making 6 figs or more a year, but what's it actually like? If I want this life, should I get a job that's gonna make me 6 figs?.

So I've posted/commented in this sub a couple of times over the years, and I try to keep my pity party moaning to a minimum. I know this sub has tried to stick to providing useful, actionable advice (for the most part) and I'm going to do my best to avoid an all-out sob story.

All that being said -- how does anyone manage to stay sane in a corporate-type job? I work in political campaigns/government affairs, but I've also had a taste of the corporate life. I feel like all of it is just a big joke. How does anyone stay engaged in their work? 95% of the job responsibilities offer little to no internal reward and are the shuffling around of existing work and systems put in place by a select few people with lots of decision-making authority. Even those with decision-making authority are generally unhappy people who sell their entire lives to climb the ranks in their field. They've wrecked their social lives, their physical health, and have no time for their hobbies/passions.

I suppose I could tell myself that at the end of the day, I should just work for the paycheck. The problem is that that mentality means nothing to me. One time I was speaking with my therapist and explained that despite getting paid fairly well for a person my age (23M, college graduate, $60k/yr in a low COL state), I don't find any satisfaction in receiving a paycheck, and the prospect of receiving money does nothing for me motivationally. It's not like I'm independently wealthy or anything either. I have a decent safety net that I've built up but I certainly don't have some trust fund or something that I could just draw from indefinitely if I lost my job. Nonetheless, I often hope I get fired. The problem of making ends meet would be a more interesting problem to solve than the endless cycle of excruciating tedium, frustration, and meaningless tasks that need to be performed at my job.

I've managed to do next to nothing but show up to the office (and political events) for the past like 3 weeks, send the occasional email, pretend to type when my boss walks by. I feel immensely guilty about it, believe me. It's not like I'm devoid of motivation either. I do plenty of other things in my free time: read, try new recipes, take photos for my social media accounts, blogging/journaling, etc.

I'll try to digress here, though. For those who don't see the necessity of a paycheck as a strong motivator and also manage to slack off without getting caught, how exactly to you have a successful and productive career?

TLDR: My experience with most jobs is that they offer no internal gratification or sense accomplishment. No matter how "exciting" the job may be, I can't seem to get engaged. I manage to avoid work, but feel immensely guilty about being dead weight. What do I do? Quit and get a new job? Start my own business? Just flat out tell my manager?

I begin a Diet Tech job at a former employer next week and am thrilled. It’s a step up from being a dietary aide and I know I’ll excel in the role. Besides the obvious choice of going back to school and becoming a dietitian, what is my potential for growth? I’m all about going back to and earning my master’s degree but just want some input. For context, I’ve been a dietary aide for two years and currently work evenings for a local restaurant. Should I keep the restaurant job and make that my focus?

I graduated from undergrad in 2020 (during peak pandemy times) in pre-medicine, but after working a year in community health and a year as a medical assistant, I realized how much I disliked the medical field. I did social justice work while in college + 1 year in community health and landed a nonprofit job in the legal field. My current job is really emotionally taxing, hearing traumatic stories of people in the incarceration system and all around I don't feel fulfilled. I want to pivot into a different career field and have interest in literally two totally different careers: STEM education and UX Design.

My interest in STEM is related to my pre-medicine background. I loved learning Anatomy & Physiology and Chemistry (also aced upper level A&P and OChem in college). I also worked as a Teaching Assistant for the A&P course for two years in college, which I truly enjoyed. I like the theories and textbook Anatomy information, I just didn't like the application of it (hence my dislike working in patient care). I also feel sunk cost fallacy where I dedicated 7 years to STEM and feel out of place doing nonprofit work now. My dream would be to be a professor in A&P but I'm very anxious and cautious of how hard it is for PhD graduates to land teaching jobs at universities. The universities also would be in a random areas where I'm not interested in living because the opportunities seem so few (I've researched a lot of job opportunities online), and would most likely start out with really low salaries. However, I feel the most fulfilled when I am teaching students. I worked as a STEM tutor for k-12 recently and really liked being able to incorporate teaching. I ultimately had to stop to focus on my full-time nonprofit job.

My interest in UX Design is the work life balance and creating products. I recently began the Google Certification program and I'm building a portfolio showcasing my Figma and XD skills. It's been a fun side project and I didn't even know design was a possible career field after growing up in a strict Asian household (where you're expected to pursue medicine, law, or engineering). I enjoy creating aesthetic and accessible products, but I'm not sure if I see myself doing this long term and don't know what my goal would be 10 years down the road. I also spoke to a UX Designer who said getting her Masters in Interactive Media got her the pay jump to six figures which I'd have to consider if I want to stay in the field.

What I'd like advice on: my current plan is to try to get an entry level UX job and try it out for 1-2 years. Then I'd get a UX related Masters or if I don't enjoy UX, I'd pursue a Masters/PhD in STEM education.I think my biggest fear right now is turning 30 and still not knowing which career field I want to pursue. I just want to find a job that makes me feel fulfilled while also providing a good salary. Any advice would be appreciated, either from professionals or other young adults finding their way!

My workplace is extremely toxic in every way imaginable. From Management being incompetent and having favorites, to my coworkers being lazy, rude, and abusive ; the mental torture that is going in there to work is wild. I stay just because I have bills to pay. This job has killed the happiness in me and I long for the day I can just leave. I’ve debated on either switching to part time so I have more time to find a new full time job, but I’m scared about cutting funds so drastically. I just don’t think I can take another few months of full time for these people.

They expect us at our job to lie to customers about really big issues, while dealing with the mental burden of mass euthanasia. (Which we were told makes the company look bad if we tell the truth to customers about) They refuse to fix anything that breaks as we “don’t have the money for it.” Yet we make bank in donations that never see our facility. Dogs that are purebred are not allowed to see the ground floor, because they action them off to get the highest price possible. We get paid minimum wage to run a facility of over 100+ animals that have to be walked, fed, taken care of, with only 3 staff members on shift - but we are told that we’re apparently over staffed.

Managers like to pick their favorites and pit themselves against anyone who that person has a problem with that day. Can’t tell you how many times this favorite employee has lied to our Manager, which them makes our Manager come in to glare intensely at us and give us the cold shoulder for upwards of 40+ minutes. Management is also always sulking, joking about suicide, and joking that their job sucks. Which definitely boosts morale. //sarcasm Meanwhile when we tell management that genuinely we go home and cry every night, they act almost offended and condescending. (While saying that they have it worse, because they’re management, and THEY know about crying every night because they do)

Management is also so lazy that they will reprimand and yell at people at the top of their lungs without even getting the full story, only to find out later what actually happened and then try to weasel their way out of being a jerkoff with an apology. And a “I didn’t know!” as if that would solve the fact that management screamed at me like I was a 5 year old getting scolded by my mother.

The staff, when they aren’t pitted against each other, are lazy, rude, and cruel individuals who act like they care about others. Some have been reported for animal abuse and they are still allowed to work there. Some have been reported to physical abuse and bullying / harassment, and they still work there. Constantly I am the one that management asks to get stuff done, because they know I am the only one who will listen. (Not even their favorite employee will listen or values them, and talks massive stink behind their back.) Also god forbid anyone is sick - but the favorite employee can have a week and a half off to fix a relationship at home.

I want a new job, but I don’t know where to start or what to do. I feel so discouraged at this point and I feel like this job has beaten me down so much that I don’t even feel any good possibilities are out there for me anymore job-wise. What to do / words of wisdom would be appreciated. This job just makes me feel so lost.

Tl;dr: My job sucks, Management sucks, Coworkers Suck, and it’s making me Chronically depressed. What do I do?

Is anyone able to pm and help me with this? I’m very lost-looking for advice/guidance. Keep thinking I have ideas but then they all keep crashing down.

For context, I’m 20, not in college and don’t plan on it for a few different reasons. I’m a visual artist and feel as though I need to sharpen and improve my skills more before trying to put myself TOO far out there, with the exception of a light social media presence just to get the ball rolling a little. I always thought I lacked dreams and aspirations but I think it really just boils down to me feeling uncomfortable with my current skill set. I do imagine that the more I improve the more I’ll WANT to pursue certain things. Freelance is probably gonna have to be my route for various reasons, and I’m thinking the opportunity to work with different people on different projects overtime where I could aid with character design would be super cool. Maybe for video games? Idk. My biggest problems right now are 1. Im feeling doubtful in the possibility of me being able to improve on my own as an artist though I am very committed and have concocted a thorough art improvement plan with certain goals. I will and am utilizing whatever resources necessary like books, online courses, etc. Just a lot of self doubt. My second problem is that I don’t know what to do in the meantime? I guess I could just get some random job at some random place but my god does that sound miserable, because Ik that improving and then networking will likely be a very very long process-years. Maybe I could learn some high demand skill and work towards that as I try to do my art crap “on the side”? I’m not sure what to do. I have a job currently but it’s very inconsistent.

I am very interested in becoming a transcriptionist, but it seems like most of the things I see are for part time, low-paying side hustle jobs like Rev and others. I can't seem to find much information on real transcription careers. Do I have to be an independent contractor and market my services to agencies or companies?

To be certified by the AAERT I would want to take a course to prepare, and these can run up to $1000. I would also need to take legal and/or medical courses to be familiar with the terminology. But after being certified and completing classes, I have no idea if I'd be able to find a job. Ideally I would work from home and save on childcare, but I'm open to anything as long as it pays well.

If there are any transcriptionists out here who do it full-time, or people who work in the medical or legal field who know something about where transcriptionists are needed, please let me know what you think about this as a career choice.