Why does everyone think they need their own local printer?

[Gunslinger08]

I don't think I've printed 10 pages at work in the past 2 years. I don't get why people print out half the shit they do. Printing emails? Are you serious? Just fucking forward it to me.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: spidey07
You guys aren't listening.

It all has to do with politics and castle building and "I'm more important than you. See, I've got a printer."

I'm just glad I have a window. Fuck the printer.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: spidey07
You guys aren't listening.

It all has to do with politics and castle building and "I'm more important than you. See, I've got a printer."

I'm just glad I have a window. Fuck the printer.

I see your window.

And I raise you my own printer, bigger chair, bigger monitor and to top it off an extra two whole feet in length to your office!

Seriously though, it's a politics/power stuggle thing.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: spidey07
You guys aren't listening.

It all has to do with politics and castle building and "I'm more important than you. See, I've got a printer."

I'm just glad I have a window. Fuck the printer.

I see your window.

And I raise you my own printer, bigger chair, bigger monitor and to top it off an extra two whole feet in length to your office!

Seriously though, it's a politics/power stuggle thing.

Yup... when people ask me if they can have admin privileges on their desktops, I just laugh at them.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Seriously though, it's a politics/power stuggle thing.

Yup. I'm lucky that our IT department isn't bad and actually cares that we have production work to do.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: spidey07
Seriously though, it's a politics/power stuggle thing.

Yup. I'm lucky that our IT department isn't bad and actually cares that we have production work to do.

But! Chaotic has a printer. Therefore I must have a better printer.

Once you realize that people are not really removed from tribal behavior it all makes sense. "He's got 3 feathers in his hat! Therefore I must have 4 feathers!"

 

[sdifox]

You should have gotten a cheapass "laser" printer. Or get ink refill.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Once you realize that people are not really removed from tribal behavior it all makes sense. "He's got 3 feathers in his hat! Therefore I must have 4 feathers!"

No, I agree, that happens. What IT must guard against, however, is confusing that concept with legitimate complaints:

IT: "Oh, Steve has a Core 2 Duo, so you have to have one too, right?"
Bob: "But it takes me five times longer to run a process than Steve. It's costing the company money."
IT: "You should see the computers that the janitors have."
Bob: "But they don't do what I do..."

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
inkjet??????????

we only give out laserjet, those fools

Yeah an inkjet in any kind of production environment is a huge cash pit.

We use a wide variety of HP4xxx laserjets, Lanier high speed multifunctions and a handful of locked down color printers (management and the creative teams only).

We keep our user's to printers at about 6 to 1. Certain key positions: HR, accounting with MICR ink, and the executive assistant to the President have their own HP4xxx laserjet.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
Why should you care? Are they taking that $3-400 out of your pay?
Sure it's wasteful, but if you're not in charge of it, just leave it be.

The foolish employee thinks waste doesn't really affect them.

 

[Throckmorton]

I thought this thread was going to be about like a print shop down the street.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Steve
Today I was assisting a client who insists on printing all his emails. They're not 'real' if they're not in his hands.

I know people like that. They love holding it, feeling the paper in their hands.

Maybe get him a machine that can output Braille cards. Then he can get the full tactile experience.

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: spidey07
You guys aren't listening.

It all has to do with politics and castle building and "I'm more important than you. See, I've got a printer."

I'm just glad I have a window. Fuck the printer.

I see your window.

And I raise you my own printer, bigger chair, bigger monitor and to top it off an extra two whole feet in length to your office!

Seriously though, it's a politics/power stuggle thing.

So it's status then? Like a bird adorning itself with fake plumage? Ok then. My stack's bigger than yours.
And of course, for those who don't like lots of little things, stick something big on your desk.

Then get that special software that lets you play music on dot matrix printers.

 

[middlehead]

Our CEO, CFO, and COO have their own printers. Anyone that has a unit printer within 50 feet and doesn't print "sensitive" documents has been actively refused when they've requested machines.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: spidey07
You guys aren't listening.

It all has to do with politics and castle building and "I'm more important than you. See, I've got a printer."

I'm just glad I have a window. Fuck the printer.

I see your window.

And I raise you my own printer, bigger chair, bigger monitor and to top it off an extra two whole feet in length to your office!

Seriously though, it's a politics/power stuggle thing.

I've got 4 high-powered lasers on three separate optical tables. Beat that.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: Steve
Today I was assisting a client who insists on printing all his emails. They're not 'real' if they're not in his hands.

I know people like that. They love holding it, feeling the paper in their hands.

Maybe get him a machine that can output Braille cards. Then he can get the full tactile experience.

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: spidey07
You guys aren't listening.

It all has to do with politics and castle building and "I'm more important than you. See, I've got a printer."

I'm just glad I have a window. Fuck the printer.

I see your window.

And I raise you my own printer, bigger chair, bigger monitor and to top it off an extra two whole feet in length to your office!

Seriously though, it's a politics/power stuggle thing.

So it's status then? Like a bird adorning itself with fake plumage? Ok then. My stack's bigger than yours.
And of course, for those who don't like lots of little things, stick something big on your desk.

Then get that special software that lets you play music on dot matrix printers.

USB dot matrix printers!?! I never knew that they made such a thing!

Honestly, I wouldn't want a printer on my desk, since they take up too much space. For how often I print things, the multi-function machine down the hall is good enough for me.

Besides... Where I work, it's all about having the biggest/most LCD displays, the best office chairs, and the most houseplants.

The best office I've seen so far is the one where my co-workers filled it with furniture that they raided from a building that was closing. They ended up taking a couch, recliners, and coffee table from the lobby and putting them in their office, which now looks more like a small employee lounge. All they need now is a wide screen TV and a mini-bar, and they're all set

 

[Jadow]

because they have to print shlt that is not for prying eyes.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
It might be because when you need something, you need it right then. You don't want to have to get up and possibly wait for five other things to print before you get yours. Just a thought.

Actually its usually because 300 pound secretaties dont want to get out of their chair to go get a printout... god forbid they walk anywhere... they might lose a pound off their elephant figure...


And you cant expect upper management to be bothered with things like learning how to properly use the document privacy feature. We have fuggen PE's who outright refuse to learn how to do this crap...

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: sdifox
You should have gotten a cheapass "laser" printer. Or get ink refill.

We have been swapping out our HP 2200 and 2300 lasers for the cheapie Dell 1710s and they have been great over the past year. They have been consistently more reliable and ink is cheaper. Unfortunately, they do print a bit slower, but it's not bad. I did the 3 year NBD warranty, though.

EDIT: Regarding the power struggle that is personal printing, if someone wants one, I put in a req that I know will be killed off by management. Then the blame is off of my shoulders.

 

[Apathetic]

Send the bill for the non-networked printers and the ink directly to the managers. If they think the bill is worth it, then so be it. That way, it doesn't come out of your budget and they can have the pronters if they think it's really worth it.

Dave

 

[Dirigible]

I want my own printer. Seems like every time I print something (about every two weeks) I need to clear a paper jam, load paper, or fix something else. Then a billion other print jobs that piled up while the printer was out of commission get printed. Then I finally get my printout. Bunch o' lazy punks in my office.

 

[Jeff7181]

Where I work, when someone requests an additional printer, usually threatening them with a $1200 price tag for a brand spankin' new, network enabled laser printer is enough to convince them they don't need another one. We don't do inkjets.

 

[imported_Truenofan]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Because they are fat lazy bastards.

NAILED IT. even the army does this stupid ass bullshit.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Originally posted by: PimpJuice
The main reason is because they could possibly be printing sensitive information. I know at my old job, my boss sent something to the wrong printer and we all got to see how much of a promotion someone was getting including new salary. That kind of stuff is confidential and should not be printed to a shared printer.

Then people need to learn to do their job and not just click print and hope it goes to where they want. Make sure you check and double check when printing sensitive info

 

[FreshPrince]

isn't there a health risk to having laser printer near you while it's printing? That's why I got rid of my HP LJ1200 years ago and print only to the network printer in the next room for B/W and down the hall for color.

I understand your pain though, we're pretty much the same here...every manager wants thier people to have personal printers and I usually give in and buy them LJ1012's

sad though because we have lots of nice network printers that just sit there doing little...

 

[Superself]

Damn some of you IT guys seem like real jerks.

If you work in a big corporate law firm (like I do), they run through a ton of paper and it really doesn't make sense to have lawyers running back and forth all day long just because the IT dept doesn't want to manage more printers. That IT dept gets replaced quickly.

Inkjets may not be the answer of course, but if a person has a genuine business need for a printer in their office, the IT dept should make it happen.

Sure there are more printers to manage, but who has a gun to your head forcing you to work in that field??