I feel sure that any of us working in an office have run into something similar to the following situation at some time or another. You are working to a deadline and have stayed late at your office in Nassau County NY to get the job finished; you have completed all the preparatory work; but, the result has to be distributed in hard copies so you now need to get everything printed. You open the files and click print; everything is fine and you have completed the first set of papers; when – disaster – “printing failed; please replace the ink cartridge”. Normally, this is not a problem; you whistle up the office junior who, then, brings you the new ink cartridge and you are “back in business” in next to no time. Not tonight though; you have stayed late but the junior is long gone!
A few “naughty” words later, you remember that good old hard copy fall back – the photocopier. You have one set of papers so you can start photocopying as many extra sets as you need. Everything looks good until the copier tells you that it is out of Toner In Nassau County NY! Maybe there is a new toner cartridge locked away in the same stationery cupboard as the printer inks – who knows? Maybe there is a 24 hour toner supply shop nearby but that’s probably unlikely and you are left phoning around your office acquaintances to see if anyone has the junior’s mobile phone number. When you do reach him, he says that the office is out of stock but more should arrive tomorrow afternoon (beyond your deadline).
Eventually, you locate a computer supermarket that is open late and does stock cartridges for your brand of copier at a ridiculously high price and located way over the other side of town. You finally get your hands on that elusive cartridge and finish the work in time to see the sun rise as you head for home.
And The Moral Of This Story Is?
Obviously, better planning and thinking ahead would have ensured that you were not put into that unfortunate situation in the first place. Better planning of access to office supplies and better arrangements to purchase your Toner for Nassau County NY in sufficient quantities so as to never be caught short.
