[nabs-l] Efficiency and Productivity

[Carly Mihalakis]

Evening, everyone,

Want to echo what Derek said, One's personal value ought not be 
defined by how fast, or how much output he produces on the job.
Car128/22/2014, Derek Manners via nabs-l wrote:
>Hello, I can definitely understand how you feel. I think there are 
>three things I'd keep in mind.
>
>1. Any new job takes time to get in a rhythm where you are getting 
>things done quickly.
>2. Practice makes perfect, just as any job takes time to learn, so 
>does using assistive tech.
>3. It's perfectly fine work at your own pace. Your goal should be to 
>do the best you can under the circumstances and just look for ways 
>to do better.  I work faster/hard than some of my sighted colleagues 
>and I work slower/less hard than others.  The main thing employers 
>want to see is improvement and a good attitude.
>
>Best
>Derek
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 22, 2014, at 3:19 PM, Rahul Bajaj via nabs-l 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I often find it hard to maintain the same level of productivity 
> as my sighted colleagues. I guess this can primarily be attributed 
> to the fact that I have so far been merely a casual user of 
> assistive technology which is perhaps why I am not able to use it 
> as expeditiously as I should be able to in a professional setting.
> > That being said, my uniform experience has taught me that jaws is 
> often unresponsive and unreliable. This makes it virtually 
> impossible to work with the same level of efficiency as a sighted person.
> > Most blind students get double the time that their sighted 
> counterparts get for writing exams. However, this is not really a 
> feasible option in the private sector where you are not only 
> required to do your work well but are also expected to complete 
> your tasks expeditiously.
> > My inability to meet the latter requirement has often been a 
> source of frustration for me during my internships. My employers 
> have never raised any objections about my inability to complete the 
> same amount of work as my sighted counterparts within a given time 
> period. I guess this is reflective of the low expectations that 
> society has from blind people.
> > Be that as it may, this has greatly reduced my job satisfaction 
> and has been a major cause of concern.
> > I'd like to know what you guys think about this. Has anyone here 
> had a similar experience?
> > What strategies would you recommend for effectively grappling 
> with this challenge?
> >
> > Best,
> > Rahul
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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