Well, I did get my wish on a single big packet to work on. Unfortunately it was a new contract they won, so all the people whose claims I looked through were all new, therefore I had to input every single piece of information in -- name, date of birth, address. ...
I didn't think I made it. However, there was an added wrinkle to this daily goal. My computer has been kind of slow. Moreover, one of the programs we use is also very slow. I had complained to my supervisor about this while checking on how many claims I had done and then waiting for it to load for about an hour. He apologized and then told me to keep track of how long it takes to load; he said he would figure that into this calculations on how many papers we had done.
At that point I kind of relaxed. In fact my martyrdom kicked in. If I was going to be fired for not reaching 300, at least I could leave knowing that it wasn't my fault, it was the computer's! I did go through on my plan of not taking lunch, but instead I waited for this program to fully run, so I didn't do anything that half-hour anyway. Once it booted up I just shut that down, put my nose down and worked.
Well, I'll be: After packing up for the day, I just had to look. I spent a couple minutes waiting for that program to come up again ... and I reached 300. I let my boss know that I overcame such great obstacles in order to reach that goal.
So ... I guess I'm OK now? I certainly acted like I had a job in the bag today, kind of like I did the middle of last week before I sort of lost my shit. Oh, I worked hard. But did I work to the point where I got 300? Even with a couple very easy packets near the end of my day, probably not. Logic says I should be worried. However, I have not received a phone call from my temp agency, so I think that means I get to go back to work, at least for another day.
But I wonder if any single move, along with me not reaching 300 on a regular basis, could convince my supervisor to change his mind. For example, it was getting to be the end of the workday and I thought I was packing up alongside the rest of my co-workers. But as I was headed out the door I saw the other three remain at their seats -- presumably to clean up and head out, but usually I'm the one who leaves last. Then I looked at my watch. There was a minute left before I could go. I was depending on the clock in my computer, however, which apparently is a minute fast. Now, is it possible my boss thinks I'm being a dick, checks my stats and figures that I'm just a slacker? Not going to say no. Let's just hope I get to continue to work, OK? I have sexually active plans I need the money for.
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