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SR: Do they even have a PAUSE command?? - Linda


Posted: May 15, 2015

Started a new job this week and I can't see how I can make minimum production due to the long pauses in every report I have done so far.  They must not even have a Pause command in the software, as why would 100% of the dictators suddenly stop using it?  I'm sure others know the stress of the threat of termination with each long pause dimishing their counts. 

Frustrating! What I do for long pauses where I work - sm

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is push the speed up to the max and then turn off my timer for counting work hours. Then I go check my email or read FB while listening for the dictator to come back on, so I don't feel like I'm working for free. The worst ones are those who leave semi-long pauses throughout the report and then speed talk. You can't really speed up the playback for them.


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