From Donna's Desk

I said, “Milo, we need to find a safe place for these.”

Leslie overheard the word relocate and materialized with a clipboard like I’d said “unreported merger.”

Suddenly we were discussing:

• a Relocation Notice

• an Intent to Relocate Disclosure

• and (I’m fairly sure) a hypothetical Post-Relocation Debrief Form

In this building, even intentions generate paperwork.

Here’s what I’m wondering, and I’d love to hear from you:

• Have you ever needed more forms to describe a change than to actually make the change?

• What’s the most hilariously unnecessary piece of paperwork you’ve had to complete “for compliance”?

• And how do you keep a straight face when someone tells you, with total seriousness, that your idea requires an additional pre-approval to be considered for approval?

If you’re the one quietly shepherding real work forward while navigating forms about forms about potential forms, I see you.

I’ll be at my very crowded desk, resisting the urge to submit an Intent Not To Intend Form.

Donna

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