Paperwork Warrior Gifts

"I have a system."

Tax Simplification

'Hey, everyone! I think I found the bottleneck!'

'It looks like they're bringing in the new regulations manual.'

Boss loads sales people with paperwork and wonders why they aren't selling

'I purchased this great book on time management, but with my schedule I don't have the time to read it.'

"I can't wait until we convert to electronic health records. Carry these is giving me backache."

'They're draft outlines on how to run a paperless office.'

"If you're really disciplined, you can get through all the paperwork in a 50 hour week..."

IRS: Short Form.

'Our filing system could perhaps benefit from a little critical analysis.'

'It says, the board HAS agreed to allocate those extra funds you requested.'

'Oh no! It's VAT man!'

'Call me crazy, but I think my paperwork is actually following me.'

Do yo remember when ALL we had to worry about was the patients?

A businesswoman's desk breaks under the weight of the 'in' pile

'I think he's gone to lunch, but I can't be sure.'

"It's the latest Government guidance on 'managing paperwork for small businesses'"

Bored woman writing immensely long essay.

'Do you remember when all we had to worry about was client care?'

In one ear/Out the other.

"It was Socrates, wasn't it, who said, 'The unexamined life is not worth living'?"

"Done at last. I wonder how old my kids are?"

'Please put that confusing mess of documents, files and folders where it belongs...in your computer.'

Tax Simplification

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

'Yes, I have your letter on my desk in front of me.'

'She's in post-vacation shock. Two weeks off and she feels like she never left.'

"It's a 300 page government questionnaire about cutting back on bureacracy."

"We don't let computers mess up your medical records. We do it by hand."

"I told him that I was leaving, that I couldn't put up with the endless stream of meaningless paperwork...he asked me to fill out an exit report!"

"Don't mind the mess. The computers went down this morning."

Outside the Department of red tape, there are three files containing short forms, long forms and chloroform.

Post office sorting station employee sign: Don't shoot the messenger (or anyone else)

The straw that broke the camels back!