In the copy/supply room at work we have an automatic stapler. Unlike traditional staplers which require the effort of manually applying pressure to make the staples staple, the automatic version reaquires merely placing the paper into the groove...that's all - the stapler does all of the work.
When I started in the office 2 years ago, coming from my nonprofit/ professional volunteer/ emphasis on living simple living background, I viewed the automatic stapler in the copy room with suspicion and annoyance. Admittedly holier-than-thou, I saw it as a ridiculous frivolity - honestly, how much effort does it really take to staple papers? When I saw people using the automatic stapler I felt strangely superior - "look at that guy using the automatic stapler... honestly, how lazy can a person be?"
Then, everything changed.
One day I was making copies and needed to staple a stack of about 50 sets of a document. The real stapler normally kept in the copy room was missing. I had the option of going all the way back to my desk or I could use (horror) the automatic stapler. Ok,ok, time management seemed more important at this point so I did it...I used it.
Amazing - simply amazing! It took about 20 seconds to staple the whole stack and the staples looked so straight and pretty!
Soon I found myself using the automatic stapler every single time I needed to staple something in the copy room. It was kind of fun to use and I liked the little sound it makes when it stapled.
This past week I turned a new corner when I actually took something that I was working on at my desk and walked to the copy room simply to staple it.
So much for beliefs...what a sellout.
Honestly, how lazy can a person be?
When I started in the office 2 years ago, coming from my nonprofit/ professional volunteer/ emphasis on living simple living background, I viewed the automatic stapler in the copy room with suspicion and annoyance. Admittedly holier-than-thou, I saw it as a ridiculous frivolity - honestly, how much effort does it really take to staple papers? When I saw people using the automatic stapler I felt strangely superior - "look at that guy using the automatic stapler... honestly, how lazy can a person be?"
Then, everything changed.
One day I was making copies and needed to staple a stack of about 50 sets of a document. The real stapler normally kept in the copy room was missing. I had the option of going all the way back to my desk or I could use (horror) the automatic stapler. Ok,ok, time management seemed more important at this point so I did it...I used it.
Amazing - simply amazing! It took about 20 seconds to staple the whole stack and the staples looked so straight and pretty!
Soon I found myself using the automatic stapler every single time I needed to staple something in the copy room. It was kind of fun to use and I liked the little sound it makes when it stapled.
This past week I turned a new corner when I actually took something that I was working on at my desk and walked to the copy room simply to staple it.
So much for beliefs...what a sellout.
Honestly, how lazy can a person be?
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