Takings things too far
My Council (as in the one I work for) are keen that we take the concept of visual management more seriously. The nifty slogan we are working by is: ‘a place for everything and everything in its place’.
Yesterday morning I wondered downstairs to talk to a colleague and spotted this:
What exactly is writing equipment?
Writing Equipment??? Really???
Surely, ‘pens’ would have sufficed?
And don’t you just love the fact that post-it notes have their own section!
It gave me a small smile which helped to pass a tough day
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November 13, 2010 at 9:26 am
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November 13, 2010 at 4:30 pm
“Writing Equipment??? … Surely, ‘pens’ would have sufficed?”
What about pencils?
November 15, 2010 at 9:14 am
Perhaps you could request that it be put in alphabetical order with a visual representation for EAL/ dyslexics/ visual learners?
November 15, 2010 at 10:04 am
Where does selotape go? Adhesives or misc? How about tippex?! Blue-tac?!?! Note pads?!?!?!
My head hurts!
November 25, 2010 at 2:32 pm
How many hole punchers and staplers does someone need?!
January 2, 2013 at 2:33 pm
As a person with Aspergers, I would have taken “pens” very literally and only deposited pens in this slot. Then I would driven myself mad trying to figure out what to do with pencils and markers…