I believe the Lord gave me this opportunity to work at home, part-time, doing transcription work for Aberdeen Captioning. While I was on maternity leave, after the birth of my daughter in the spring of 2006, I was conflicted and stressed out thinking about how I was going to leave my precious newborn in a daycare so I could go back to work. I didn’t know what to do. My sister, who already worked full-time for Aberdeen Captioning, suggested it to me as a possible alternative to going back to my previous employer. I knew it was the answer I was looking for.
Working for Aberdeen Captioning as a Transcriber has allowed me to stay home with my daughter (and will also allow me to stay home with the baby we are expecting). I love the flexibility of working at my own pace, often while my daughter is sleeping or playing and in the evenings or on the weekends when my husband is home. Often my friends with children tell me they wish they had a gig like mine! However, an even greater gift has been the actual programming that I transcribe. Most of the jobs that I receive are Christian in nature, such as church sermons, Bible studies, conferences, worship services, and youth Christian programming. In addition to my own church life and walk with God, receiving this consistent Biblical speaking and encouragement through my work has been indescribably great! Of all the programming there is out there, what could be better than listening and typing about God?
My work experience prior to this has been in finance and credit, including working for a collection Agency, which was really the exact opposite of what I wanted to do with my English degree. It just wasn’t where my heart was. So I felt like it came naturally for me to do transcription work, not because I was necessarily a fast typist (although now I am), but because I tend to pay close attention to detail and actually enjoy editing and learning new words. I know...I’m a big dork! Nevertheless, there was definitely a learning curve for me in the first couple of months until I got down the Aberdeen Captioning style. I was always flipping through my training manual to see when it was appropriate to use ellipses, chevrons, and double dashes, not to mention when to spell out a number or not. That took me a while. Luckily, the staff at Aberdeen Captioning was very helpful and patient. After a couple of months, I finally got all the rules down. To avoid mistakes, I always look up scripture on websites like BibleGateway.com to be sure of punctuation and spelling. I also keep Merriam-Webster.com open while I’m working, as well as helpful search engines like Google.
Thank you Aberdeen Captioning for this opportunity to work for your company. You have been a blessing in my life. I look forward to many more years of working and growing together.
