Form-filling Fanatic Gifts

'A lot of it about - repetitive strain injury caused by ticking boxes. . .'

'You come in for one thing, and they get you filling in all kinds of forms...'

Name' Peel. 'Age' twenty-nine. 'Job' IT consultant.' - ''List any pre-existing medical conditions.'' - 'Please review attached spreadsheet peel_med_con.xls' -

I've always wanted to quit while I was ahead but the opportunity never presented itself.

Whats ticking away in YOUR filing system?

A paperwork machine spews endless paperwork

"You've got to fill in these forms to join the 'How to reduce bureaucracy' seminar."

Online form - Submit.

"We need to do something about excessive admin. I want you to fill out one of these forms every time you think you're doing some."

'It's only fair to warn you that if you get the job there would be a lot of filing involved.'

Deskboxes: 'LATE' and 'NEVER'.

"Simplified application form? . . . This IS the simplified application form!"

InIn by-products.

"These are just the guidelines, the forms are in the truck outside!"

Research and Development: Now, Never.

In - Out - Pending.

"Who's the idiot who filed Phil under F?"

"Providing great customer care is of course important, but shall we start with how you manage forms TG-45S through to NSD-89b."

I've refiled all your letters under L.

"So from the top. If they need urgent help it's form AC/765c, criticl interventions are CV/U657's and..."

In one ear/Out the other.

'The last Doctor to go into medical records has still not been found.'

Dive in Archive.

Sue's job involved a certain amount of paperwork.

"People whinge about the irrelevance and duplication of paperwork, but if the forms aren't filled out how are we supposed to know how many forms have been completed?"

"Please fill out these forms. We don't need them for anything, but you're making me nervous staring at your watch."

'I got confused by the news system so filed everything under 'M' for miscellaneous!'

'I can't remember the title,but it was on a little white piece of paper.'

"Where would we BE without the right DOCUMENTATION...?"

Document Filing in the Post-Literate Era.

"And when my head hits the dashboard, I want you to pass me a compensation claim form."

Sandwich filing.

"Oh I don't work here, I just love filling out forms."

Federal Center for the Study of your Tax Return.

Bureau of Red Tape