#23 Copy Machines
Feb 27th, 2009 by pfi
Accountants rely on tools to make their workload a bit more manageable. One tool accountants require is a copy machine. It’s at the top of their list of things needed to get work done, and it also holds a top spot on the list of most tedious tasks.
Paperless workflow? Please, accountants use so much paper that even if they switched to printing on both sides of each page, they would still go through reams of paper before AND after lunchtime.
An accountant’s productivity is strongly correlated to the efficiency of their copy machine. The sad reality is that a copy machine that never jams is as likely as a company that never makes financial errors.
As documented in Office Space (a authoritative source along with The Office), copiers and printers make all sort of paper jams – usually at the worst time possible. Michael Bolton:
PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?
Accountants photocopy everything from testwork support to 10-K drafts. Accountants are very cautious about using original documents, so they make a copy. Accountants are also worried about writing the wrong tickmarks, so they make a copy. Accountants get lots of comments when workpapers are reviewed, so they may make a copy. You see where this is going.
During peak hours, if there is only one copy machine in a given area of the office, there will be a long line of people waiting to copy things. It also gets worse if the office has the inconsiderate jerk who uses the copy machine as their printer even though they have a dedicated printer nearby.
If you want to gain an accountant’s friendship, you should tell them about the copy machine downstairs by the lunchroom that nobody ever uses. Just like that, an accountant owes you one and you will be on their good side.
Another tip, if you can’t find an accountant at their desk, you will find them at the copy machine. That or the fax machine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PC_X5GV5c0
Love it. As an accountant, I can’t make enough copies! I usually spend the last day of fieldwork frantically making copies of original documents “just in case.”
And amen to the inconsiderate jerk who must print 500 copies of something and totally eff’s up the copier workflow. What an asshole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzGWvZAd228&feature=related
Come on, people! Don’t you know that YouTube is the first thing blocked by an accountant’s internet access management system? Such a tease!
So, the only firm that i know of that is that anal about copies and paper is a big four and it starts with a K. As for the other big three, the copier is something only used by the Admins, Interns & First Years; and it is not to make copies, but to scan and email so we can get the all important soft copy…see prior post.
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1. a “paperless office” will never exist, rather a “less paper office” is more realistic
2. a copy machine will never work when you need it to, ever.
3. every scan is a security risk that we are just now worried about..
4. when someone holds the copier up with a 500 page print, its more than annoying, it can bring suicidal tendencies.
4a.but is that to say you have never had to “delete” the job from the “print que”…
5. most copiers come with an interrupt button , do they ever get used? no.
The solution, if you’re an accountant. Marry a copier salesman 😉
every office working person will love this product,as an accountant I want to have one like this in my office
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