Yes! This! And IMHO pathological overthinking is more like a curse than a virtue. :-/
I get the snarks about reusing paper as well. Like I'm some kind of saint for having ticked the "duplex" box on the printer settings once 3 years ago, or for having a pile of scrap paper on the corner of my desk & writing on that. HELLO, THESE THINGS ARE NOT HARD. OK, changing the printer settings is hard if you're not IT-savvy, but this is a computing services department! Fair enough if people think it's a waste of time, unnecessary, unhelpful... but in that case, why feel guilty? Guilt suggests they think they should do it, but don't/can't/won't, & when it's something so trivial I really Don't Get It. Yes, I know the trivial things add up, but really, reusing paper is SO INCREDIBLY TRIVIAL that I don't see what would stop them if they actually did think it was in any way worthwhile.
(Someone will now stab me in the face with all the reasons why reusing paper is actually VERY VERY DIFFICULT in their particular workplace. Trust me, at my workplace, it is not difficult at all.)
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Date: 2010-05-14 03:34 pm (UTC)I get the snarks about reusing paper as well. Like I'm some kind of saint for having ticked the "duplex" box on the printer settings once 3 years ago, or for having a pile of scrap paper on the corner of my desk & writing on that. HELLO, THESE THINGS ARE NOT HARD. OK, changing the printer settings is hard if you're not IT-savvy, but this is a computing services department! Fair enough if people think it's a waste of time, unnecessary, unhelpful... but in that case, why feel guilty? Guilt suggests they think they should do it, but don't/can't/won't, & when it's something so trivial I really Don't Get It. Yes, I know the trivial things add up, but really, reusing paper is SO INCREDIBLY TRIVIAL that I don't see what would stop them if they actually did think it was in any way worthwhile.
(Someone will now stab me in the face with all the reasons why reusing paper is actually VERY VERY DIFFICULT in their particular workplace. Trust me, at my workplace, it is not difficult at all.)