People in offices shouldn't throw printers

People are really very stupid, aren’t they? If you do a large print job on a shared printer (something that is in excess of 300 pages!) do you not think it might be an idea to check the printer? Perhaps ensure there is enough paper, that there are no jams, or nothing you need to press to ensure the smooth and efficient completion of your print job? Or do you just press print, forget all about it and then let all other print jobs back up or fail to print because you’re too lazy to get off your arse and check the machine? Apparently a colleague pressed print absolutely ages ago! But because she never bothered to check there was paper in the machine, nothing happened and all subsequent print jobs have been affected. Including my own. And I don’t have a lot of patience. Mother Nature gave me very many things, some in abundance, but patience wasn’t one of them. Or the ability to suffer fools.

And when you subsequently point out it might be an idea to check in future (admittedly through gritted teeth), they think you’re being totally unreasonable.

This is why I like working from home because no slack-jawed idiot can upset my day by not checking the FUCKING printer.