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Has it gotten so bad that you have to send stuff to the manager to get it printed?
I've seen offices where only a few people were able to connect to the network printer and just ask people if they can print it.
Usually they've tries using flash drives but many large printers are also terrible at reading pdf files from them.
Edit: Should note that most of these people were smart and were able to follow instructions. However the big office printers can be an utter pain at times.
It's amazing that the faster Ethernet gets and the more powerful network devices become, the fewer things we can do.
Why wouldn't just about everyone get the ability to print on the device whose sole purpose is to print things? If everything is set up right, you can even set per-user policies so Jarrett doesn't waste ink printing 50 AI pictures of kittens to hang in his soulless office cubicle.
because printers are evil
And tons of companies block flash drive access now
Yeah, they often leave out the text in pdf forms. And the drive has to be formatted in a way yours isn't.
I could see a small office where the printer is just directly attached to one person's computer.
Yes, that's probably how it is here. Still, it's strange, considering that most reasonably modern printers are fairly easy to set up for any company network.
Presumably, not much is printed here, as there is hardly any need for it anymore.
i always assumed the OP was just home and didn't have a printer there
At my work it's just an intranet with no outside email access. Only the store manager has that. You also are not allowed to plug in USBs to anything. So if you want something printed that was not emailed on the Interoffice mail, you have to email it to the store manager.
I guess you either work for a company with highly sensitive data, or the IT people are overdramatizing a tad bit.
I also believe that IT security is important, but it should remain reasonable.
Sounds to me like more of a power play by management than a sensible security concept.
Yes, just like asking for a fart pass
Alright. You got me. WTF is a fart pass?
It's when your manager gives you a pass to fart.