So one of my clients says to me, "If you'd like, I can hire a transcriber for you."

 I say to my client, "No, Client, that's okay, save your money, I'll transcribe the 4,261 hours of interviews myself."

I don't have issues with transcribing in and of itself -- on the plus side, I can edit as I transcribe -- but next time somebody offers to get me a helper, I'm screaming from the rooftops, "Hells yeah."  I'm just saying...