The paperless office?
Horseshit!
That was a concept derived by a computer salesman to some Greenpeace activist. It’s not possible! I swear the more we use computers the more we churn out more bullshit paperwork. Lets see this, lets test this, lets get bored and hit print on the same 50 page document 20 times because we all know that doing so will get your print job to the front of the queue faster. Oh and don’t ever bother to go and pick up your print jobs because they will miraculously find their own way to your desk or the bin.
I think the real gripe I have is paperwork in general. So many forms to sign, so much of the same information to spread all over the place, so much precious time wasted. How many times can you possibly imagine that you have signed your name and filled in your address and contact phone numbers? That’s all for where they can send bills and find you around tax time or call you at 3am to try and sell you a stupid phone contract when its quite clear you already “HAVE A PHONE YOU IDIOT!” That’s until it comes to the good paperwork” “Here sign this to accept your promotion”, “Sign here and give us your contact details so we can send you a free car and a boat”, “Write here and tell us where we can send you away on a 5* holiday for free”, or payslips. It dries up very quickly then. All the good stuff is very limited. None of the first shit ever happens and even then the payslips are limited and just proves that you worked your ass off the tax man … AGAIN!
I know we can’t avoid it, but we can certainly try to ease the pain. Only have one bank account, one phone bill, rent in an all inclusive apartment and tell everyone else to go to hell.
And recycle!
