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privacy screens



I hate the screens, especially when the associates use them. You are not doing anything useful or working on anything confidential that requires privacy screens, since they mostly prevent other auditors from glancing at your screens. When you're on the move, in the airports, trains,etc...that's when they're useful.
No, they're not anti-glare screens, that's such a bad excuse. While auditors are working together, one's glancing above the shoulders, squinting or trying to find the right angle to look at the screen so he can actually see the data through the screen.

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Anonymous said…
Privacy screens are great for incognito escapes from the misery of auditing.
whenever i have actual work i take off my privacy screen so people can see me working, but when i don't have any work left for the day but can't leave at 10pm because of the whole big 4 "we leave as a team" mentality, i throw on that privacy screen and start surfing the internet.
Garmeon Yu said…
What is the real motive of using these? These objects are like a new revelation to me!

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