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Help with motivation/staying on task - with horrendous audio
Posted: Aug 08, 2012
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with/power through horrendous audio quality reports? We have had these reports on my primary account for 2 months now and my company refuses to do anything about them. I turn the volume all the way up and still can barely hear the dictator over all the static. I struggle to figure out what they are saying, but I find myself "checking out" and losing focus and motivation to get through these reports after a while. How does everyone else do it? How do you stay on task and keep motivated to get these types of reports done when you are so frustrated with them and just want to throw your keyboard at the screen and be done with it once and for all (LOL)?? I know it's time for a new job and am working on training for something else but need to keep going with this to pay the bills until I can get started in my next direction. TIA!
I tape my bills around my monitor! I also have - 4 pennies sitting on my desk!
[ In Reply To ..]I look at those 4 pennies and realize I gotta get moving!!!!
The 4 pennies, that is great. Digging my 4 out to tape to my monitor now. NM - anon
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Dumb question but is there a significance to - the 4 pennies? nm
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Yes, to those of us paid 4 cpl = get it in gear cuz they don't add up too fast. NM - anon
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Duh *smacks head* Thanks!! - (getting more coffee now)
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That should be criminal - xxx
[ In Reply To ..]Any company paying 4 cpl should be ashamed of themselves.
Dont they all pay that for speech? - national average
[ In Reply To ..]They are not ashamed, they are proud, and rich to boot.
I agree, it should be a law against it. - nm
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