I've joked a few times about my OCD issues. I had some friends in college that referred to someone as anal retentive. I think I'm somewhere in the middle of both of those. I have some quirks at home, but it's mostly the stuff at work where I get really really bitchy.
The thing is, my first office job I worked for an incredibly anal man. I had to pick the mail up from the post office box, sort it, open it, organize it by person, organize it in a file folder by size and importance and have it on his desk by the time he got there in the morning. No, I'm not exaggerating - even a little. If an envelope was out of place - for example if a larger piece of mail was placed in front of it - I would get called into the office and spoken with rather firmly. Then, I had to go and redo it. He wasn't just anal abut the mail....it was everything. While I may have complained about it then, it's something I held onto. He taught me to have respect for my job - regardless how menial or trivial it seemed.
Ok, all of that back story brings me to my current issue. I cannot understand why it is that people staple papers together like this...
Seriously? It would have taken you maybe 3 more seconds to make sure the paper was all even. Nevermind that it is far easier to file when it is done neatly. AND it just looks like shit. We're not in kindergarten here, TAKE SOME PRIDE IN WHAT YOU DO.
Then there's the paper that is folded in "half" like this....
This gives me a fucking twitch. Really? Again, 3 more seconds to make it even. Do you really have something better to do? I work here too and the answer is no you do not. DO IT FUCKING RIGHT.
As if that's not enough, we have the issue with the mail - not the incoming mail, the outgoing mail. It was brought to my attention (which means I then had to bring it to the perpetrators attention) that 5 separate medical claims all going to the same address were sent out in 5 different envelopes - stamped separately. So, where it would have cost only $.90 to send them all in the same envelope, it ended up costing $2.25. I know it's not a lot of money, but it adds up.
The worst part is, the perpetrator looked at me and said, "That's a problem?"
*sigh* I despise people like this. I don't like people who are lazy at work and make little effort. I've been told I'm hard on people. That's a true statement. I am - not just in the work place, but in my personal life as well. I expect A LOT from people - but ESPECIALLY at work. I don't like it when people are lazy and fuck up and therefore affect my job. I may not always be happy with my job, but I bust my ass. I may fart around and goof off, but my job is ALWAYS done and done well. That's the way it should be.
The thing is, my first office job I worked for an incredibly anal man. I had to pick the mail up from the post office box, sort it, open it, organize it by person, organize it in a file folder by size and importance and have it on his desk by the time he got there in the morning. No, I'm not exaggerating - even a little. If an envelope was out of place - for example if a larger piece of mail was placed in front of it - I would get called into the office and spoken with rather firmly. Then, I had to go and redo it. He wasn't just anal abut the mail....it was everything. While I may have complained about it then, it's something I held onto. He taught me to have respect for my job - regardless how menial or trivial it seemed.
Ok, all of that back story brings me to my current issue. I cannot understand why it is that people staple papers together like this...
Then there's the paper that is folded in "half" like this....
As if that's not enough, we have the issue with the mail - not the incoming mail, the outgoing mail. It was brought to my attention (which means I then had to bring it to the perpetrators attention) that 5 separate medical claims all going to the same address were sent out in 5 different envelopes - stamped separately. So, where it would have cost only $.90 to send them all in the same envelope, it ended up costing $2.25. I know it's not a lot of money, but it adds up.
The worst part is, the perpetrator looked at me and said, "That's a problem?"
*sigh* I despise people like this. I don't like people who are lazy at work and make little effort. I've been told I'm hard on people. That's a true statement. I am - not just in the work place, but in my personal life as well. I expect A LOT from people - but ESPECIALLY at work. I don't like it when people are lazy and fuck up and therefore affect my job. I may not always be happy with my job, but I bust my ass. I may fart around and goof off, but my job is ALWAYS done and done well. That's the way it should be.
Couldn't agree more!
ReplyDeleteIf more people took pride in their work, fewer might be out of work. Yes, it's an issue to waste someone else's money. Maybe the difference should come out of her pay so that she sees why it's an issue.
ReplyDeleteI am so in agreement on this one. One of my employees kept handing me papers stapled like your example. WTH? Are you that flipping lazy? Now, he started stapling the papers in the top middle of the page which drives me just as insane. We are going to have a little talk about that tomorrow.
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