When I was looking for a home based data entry position I read one confusing job description after another. Employers seem to make things as complicated as possible, targeting the perfect employee when advertising jobs. They want motivated people who are willing to work for nothing, or people who show loyalty but don’t expect any in return. I’m quite happy being my own boss, thank you very much! Why anyone would want to go to a job interview and be judged by someone who has no right to judge is beyond me.

I’m sure if the shoe was on the other foot I’d be able to see the sense in what employer’s are doing when they write unrealistic, expectation-filled job descriptions. If I was looking for someone to help me out in my data entry business I’d like to employ someone who was willing to work long hours for free and not take holidays or sick days. That’s just stupid of course! I’ll just continue residing outside of the square, entering data like a well oiled machine and reaping all of the rewards. It’s my life and I’ll do what I want!

I’d be a good employer. Working conditions would be of the highest standard and everyone would be able to eat as much chocolate as they can. You may end up being a tad overweight but I’d pay above the award rate and take everyone out to lunch at least once a fortnight. Data entry operators all over Australia would be clambering to work for me. I would be known throughout the land as the fairest boss in the country. My little enterprise would have the highest morale and, as a result, the largest amount of data entered.

The fact of the matter is; I’ve been looking for an easy way out. I mustn’t lose site of reality in the midst of my excitement. Is there a phone number you can ring if data entry has become a problem in your life? Is there is, I need to call it! I get sore eyes from staring into my computer monitor all day and my fingers ache from typing. Performing data entry from home was supposed to be simple and lucrative but I’m working harder than I ever had for very little reward. It doesn’t really matter though. Life goes on regardless!

I like to know in advance how much time I’ll be spending at work. I don’t want a part time data entry job and I don’t know why anyone would. Everyone has different needs and casual work may very well be appropriate for a certain portion of a population, but for me a full time position is a priority. I have a lot of hobbies and I could easily occupy my time if I had to but I’d prefer to enter data for eight hours a day and spend my free time doing whatever I want when it rolls around.

It doesn’t hurt to talk up your relevant skills either. I would let the employer know how accurately and fast I can type. I would list all of my relevant qualifications and provide evidence supporting my claim to be the best choice for the data entry job. Anyone can be a typist but it takes a certain kind of person to be a great data entry operator. That’s the kind of person I am. I guess you’d call me one of the unsung superheroes of the online typing industry (or not!).

My outer being or human self is just a shell in which my true form resides. Data entry operators are parasites that get under your skin and take over your very soul. If that sounds dramatic you ain’t heard nothing yet. Working from home is a sin. If you mix your family life with your profession you will surely burn in hell. See, I told you it would get more intense. Seriously though, I chose a career in data entry because my skill set demanded I head down that rocky, unforgiving path. What could I do? Leonard only pawn in game of life!

Things were much simpler when a person just applied for a position, went for an interview, got the job and started work on Monday. Now everyone wants to work from home and submit their work via the internet. What will the future hold for data entry operators once voice recognition software becomes ultra reliable and more accurate than any typist living or dead? I don’t know and quite frankly……I don’t care. It seems to be getting harder and harder to find any data to enter already. Maybe it’s time for me to start looking for a new job!

Most of the data entry operators I have met on my travels have possessed the ability to get in touch with their feminine side. This is great for female typists but men who type are often ashamed of the stigma. Entering data isn’t something anyone should be ashamed of. It’s nothing to be proud of, that’s for sure, but no one should be disgusted with themselves for having a typing job. Men who know their way around a keyboard usually know their way around a woman. Come on girls, try a data entry operator today!

I decided to stop looking for work on the internet a long time ago. Data entry jobs are probably the most widely advertised positions online but trying to find a legitimate one is like looking for a pin a large stack of hay. I’m a home-based typist but I had to create my own job from scratch. It’s not as if I saw an advertised position, read the job description and thought, “Wow that sounds like the perfect occupation for me!” I enjoy typing and entering data so I started taking small steps towards achieving my goals. Now I am painting myself in the centre of my own bigger picture.

I may not be the most confident typist entering data today but I am probably one of the best looking male typists in Australia. When I’m reading the classifieds and skimming through the job descriptions for clerical positions, I cringe every time I see data entry listed as a duty. I don’t mind entering data as part of my home based data entry business, but it when it comes to obtaining work in the real world I don’t want to have anything to do with anyone else’s data. They can enter it themselves for all I care.