Who made the decision to set up all our printers to automatically print on both sides?

Old news, I realize. I appreciate WFC attempting to go green (interpretation: cut costs), but this is just another example of someone not getting it. Or not personalizing the decision to the department.

First, they took away most of our printers and put only 2 per floor of 200-300 people. So we can’t see how documents are printing until we walk down the hall. Next - reading reports on two-sides and signing off on them to file for record-keeping slows us down. Even our manager tells us to print docs one-side only. Third, when employees forget it’s going to automatically print out on both sides -they end up throwing print-outs away and reprinting one side only which is a waste.

My point is that people at the top don’t understand what we do, how we do it, how much of a time crunch we’re under since talent is getting laid off or leaving on their own. And our systems are too ancient to allow a better way of executing certain tasks that do not involve paper.

I suggest our leadership go through training from the bottom up in order to comprehend the basics of the business they are attempting to lead.

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That stuff doesn't grow on trees you know. Oh, wait...

Don't apologize for your legitimate complaint that is actually a present annoyance. I too have thrown out paper after printing because I forgot it automatically printed to both sides. A waste of time and paper. The person(s) who signed off on this now can place on their resume and yearly review that they helped to cut costs. It is really that simple.

what is all this printing? and where are you going to put it? in those little lockers?

@qry

We do in our household.

Oh brother, hitting rock bottom now.

"Everyone needs to make sure they use both sides of the toilet paper too"

If you are in the office bathroom and someone next to you asks if you can "spare a square," it's your duty as a loyal steward of WF's cost-cutting to refuse, "no, I will not."

Just kidding. Only 3 people per floor are in the office. You would never be on the toilet at the same time as someone else.

Or changing to black and white printing. Oh the outrage

Stop printing the internet!

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Well guess what? Yours is not the only job performed at WFC. Yours is not the only department at WFC. Yours is not the only business-line at WFC.

But that’s an excellent example of the myopic thinking that prevails at WFC.

They would really save money on printing if we were telecommuting.

Id--t executive 1:
Let’s go green! We’ll save paper by having everyone print on both sides. Imagine all the trees we’ll save and money too!

Id--t executive 2:
Let’s also force tens of thousands of people back to office against their will for no good reason. Just think about the all the gas they’ll use, the pollution they’ll create, and lives that will be lost due to accidents, etc in the process.

What a joke of a company. No wonder we’ve been circling the drain for years.

I can't remember the last time I printed anything that wasn't of a personal nature.

Everyone needs to make sure they use both sides of the toilet paper too

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Ask the head of oversight and compliance. Ask the head of technology. Ask my manager who requires print-outs for every meeting. Ask Charlie, who 3 years ago, said “his goal was to make WFC a technology company.”

Yes the Monkeys at the top seem to know best about everyone's printing needs to force two sided print while paying for abortions for everyone who wants one who are so pro freedom on mu---ring children and freedom of choice on such trivial matters other than printing on cheap paper. The moral leaders of decade.

It is frigging annoying . Same issue with printing color - it’s impossible now to print color . Good luck trying to distinguish 8 different trend lines one chart …,

Why is anything being printed?

Every company I've worked for does this. It is annoying.

Wasn't that decision made years ago?

I can remember talking about this at least 2 job changes ago.

Good post, this is nonsense

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Who made the decision to set up all our printers to automatically print on both sides?

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