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feel pretty bad about Line counts - MTMMode

Posted: Jul 21, 2012

I am getting to feel pretty bad about my line counts. I feel like it is getting harder and harder all the time. Now I am down to about 100 LPH on VR and I am logging in and out b/c I got the performance review, that I am not supposed to have hands off keyboard or foot off pedal. I have been on since 11 a.m. and it is 3:30 and I only have 500 lines. What is wrong with me... I used to get 1200 lines in 6 hours, now I am getting 600 in 6 hours... What the heck????

where do you think you are having the most trouble? - Drone

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is there a particular part of the report that is really slowing you down?

It does not feel like I am slowing down - MMode

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That is the funny thing. I feel like I am doing the same as always, except I do not pause during an open document to get something like coffee, or check e mails. I am doing 3 or 4 documents and then logging out to get up and stretch, since the no hands off keyboard policy. So I have done this consistently now, and the line counts are really low! I am feeling like something is odd... the reports seem same as usual...

maybe go back to how you were doing then - Drone

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if you were doing better before, maybe you should just not worry about the 'hands on keyboard' thing for awhile. if you do pause, just tap your mouse or foot pedal once in awhile to keep the hands people happy.

Thanks for the help. - MTMmode

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Maybe I am subconsciously stressing about this performance management thing, and doing worse... I wish I could go back to the care free day of quick lines, but my inactive time is getting the best of me now and that is what I fixate on...
Perhaps will become normal eventually and can take your advice. :(.

you shouldn't stress about that - Drone

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it's not THAT important. It's more important for you to produce more work and be accurate. Well that's the impression I got about performance management. They want it to be something to help you, not something they hold over your head.

why are you punching in and out? - mouse

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Why are you punching in and out?? That's crazy! Ok I've been gone from MM for about 4 weeks now. Is there a new "no hands off" policy? Or are you referring to the Boost? I honestly don't know why that inactive time, blah blah blah is getting to so many. It's just tips to use or not, and to stress everyone out. Don't you do functions (ie cc's/headings) that you don't get paid for?...so why are you punching in and out unless your "stretch" is like 15-20 minutes long? ASR is NOT the cat's meow. It's a b___h. It's rare to fly through them so do the best you can and please stop worrying about inactive time and for sure stop clocking in and out. I don't think anyone is getting their straight typing line counts anymore with ASR. It's just 2-3 times the work 98% of the time. Good luck...and I would be interested to know if there is a new "no hands off" policy....?

I had the same problem. I went from typing 200 per hour - to editing

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150 per hour and was having trouble doing that. I don't know if it is harder or if the burnout rate is greater, but I agree 100%.

Same issue and I think part of it is me - anon

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My mind wanders and I get distracted so easily with VR. I find I get up and down a lot more. VR does not engage the mind the way straight typing does. I have actually re-read a report 3 times and get QA back with stupid mistakes and wonder how I missed it after reading it 3 FREAKING times.

I am at a loss of what to do because there is no excuse for doing less than 200 lines an hour. I have had times where I actually did 400 lph but I just cannot sustain it.

Just don't read the stupid production emails - anon

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There is no "hands off or foot off" policy/law. The production email is for information only, and suggestions on how you might improve. I don't even open the stupid emails. Just work and do your best and don't get caught up in the silly rhetoric known as Boost.

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