Personal life isn't great either

[rattfan]

I'm having a really crap time at work atm.  Trying not to rant too much.  I basically have problems with the new voice to text system they introduced, because I've worked as a transcriber for 30 years and can't adjust to being a proofreader for an idiot [the I in AI is much overrated]. 

Seriously considering resigning, whether temporarily or not, and picking some other transcribing work up in a few months time.  I've got enough super to last three years.

Sound like a plan?  I ask people not to be really sensible and ask me if I've considered this or that option, done the maths and so on, because I've done little else for quite a long time.

Right now I want not to be miserable and to be able to maybe do some proper writing again.

Comments

[mific]

Anything that gets you away from an AI sounds good to me!

[fred_mouse]

With everything you have going on, you sound close to (or at) burnout, and cutting your losses sounds like a rational option. Doesn't mean it is the right one, but that is a very hard thing to judge, given you'll only have data for one decision.

[ganimede]

That must be incredibly frustrating. It sounds like you've got a completely new job now, no wonder you're struggling with it. So many companies seem to be bringing in AI despite the fact that it's still too new to have been properly tested.

With everything you've got going on, you really don't need this added stress so leaving does sound like it might be very much beneficial for your mental health. Could you do transcribing work as a freelancer?

[stephbg]

I am appalled on your behalf, and recognise what is a shockingly clueless decision by management, with completely foreseeable extreme stress on staff. There is no way in the world that accessible/within budget voice-to-text software (not remotely AI) is fit for purpose.

If you can somehow escape, without rendering yourself homeless or starving, then by all means proceed!

[yourivy]

Maybe they should call it Artificial Idiocy instead? Lol.