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Working in Unusual Conditions: How do you cope?

The kitchen and sun room at my house are undergoing a complete overhaul. This means we’re without a kitchen entirely for approximately four weeks. (I can hear you laughing. I’m just telling you what the contractors said. I don’t actually believe that number, either.) So today I’m working from my couch with headphones trying to ignore the sound of a nailgun and general construction mayhem happening in the next room. I would work in my home office but it’s currently filled with the contents of my kitchen and sun room.

I’m plugged in to Spotify with headphones and trying to maintain concentration on projects that must move forward today. Work has to get done, no matter the circumstances.

What do you do to cope in unusual working conditions?

 

Marijean

Marijean Oldham (Jaggers), a social media specialist and public relations professional, is president and CEO of Jaggers Communications LLC, a strategic communications firm based in Charlottesville, Va.

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