28 August 2008 @ 02:08 pm
My job is not terribly exciting; it mostly involves going through documents and inserting tags. SGML tags, even, so it's not inscrutable; you could probably figure them out if you read them, mostly.

I wish we were allowed to listen to music or whatnot while we edited, but we have to keep an ear out for phones or other editors trying to get our attention. Fortunately the office is for the most part very quiet. It's immensely different from the ever-loud ER, where noise was constant and irritating.

The combined upshot of all of this is that entirely too often I find myself adding Batman-esque sound effects to my macro key pushes, under my breath.

Ctrl-A: "Pow!"
Ctrl-B: "Bam!"

At some point someone is going to hear me doing this, I'm certain of it. But it makes the job more bearable. Uh, so if I vanish, it's always possible I've been committed...
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[identity profile] cedel.livejournal.com on August 28th, 2008 06:28 pm (UTC)
You can do like Mike does, and put one I-Pod bud in one ear. He listens to music and can respond to any external noise, too.
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[identity profile] dragonoflife.livejournal.com on August 28th, 2008 06:57 pm (UTC)
Compliance with the spirit of the rules is not compliance with the letter, sadly.
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[identity profile] cedel.livejournal.com on August 29th, 2008 10:15 am (UTC)
That's... insane! How can they ban something if it positively affects you, and does not negatively affect anyone else? What kind of idiocy is at play here?!
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[identity profile] rachaelwynter.livejournal.com on August 28th, 2008 07:00 pm (UTC)
Don't Feel Bad
I'd do "Repulsor blast!", myself. Having done data entry work in the past, I understand all too well how monotonous it can get. Anything within reason to save your sanity is double plus good in my book.

You also need to do "Holy macro, Batman!" every once in a while, just to give equal time to the sidekick.
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