May 8, 2007
In a strong contender for the most ridiculous press release Guru has received this year, the not-at-all-boring Institute of Administrative Management (IAM), claims managers are wasting 3.5 days a year clearing shredder jams.
The IAM says this is costing businesses up to £30,000 a year in lost efficiency and poses a potential security risk.
Instead of shredding confidential material, workers are leaving it in drawers and some, shock horror, are putting it in bins.
To tackle this potentially catastrophic scenario, shredder maker Acco Rexel has launched a range of 'intelligent' shredders.
Quite how they are intelligent baffles Guru. As far as Guru can tell, this intelligence involves a red light illuminating when there is too much paper being fed into the machine.
Amazing, what will they think of next?
Intriguingly, the IAM also offers a BA (Hons) in Strategic Administrative Management. Guru imagines this course is much in-demand, given the dynamic nature of the administrative management sector.
Anyway, enough of this, Guru is off to watch some paint dry...
Comments (1)
Great site, Thinking about buying a paper shredder to destroy sensitive documents in order to prevent identity theft? Do you already have a paper shredder in your home or office? There's no doubt that paper shredders are mighty useful devices, but they warrant a big caution. If you have kids or pets, an article in the current edition of Pediatrics brings a frightening trend to light...
Posted by sam | May 26, 2007 11:28 AM
Posted on May 26, 2007 11:28