On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:29:08 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>> At some point in my 40's I had to get organized in order to keep my job.
>> A friend made it clear when she gave me the gift of a little sign that
>> said: "I finally got it all together and now I can't remember where I
>> put it"
>
>I was in the same situation. I had a job that required me to keep track of the
>tools I needed for the job, protective equipment and all the paperwork that went
>along with it, plus I had to maintain files on all the inspections I did and
>charges laid etc. To complicate things, I worked out of a vehicle and two different
>offices. There were two guys who I worked with who were extremely well organized.
>They had a place for everything and everything in its place.My work space was a
>little messier. The ironic thing was that I was always able to find things quicker
>than they could. They spent a lot more time organizing things than I ever had to
>spend finding my stuff.
>

at a place i used to work, there was a guy who had *two* desks that
were covered with papers and whatnot (i heard it was one, but it
metastasized), who also used to say 'but i can find everything.'
every friday another co-worker, just to be a dick, would take the
papers he had accumulated during the week and add them to the middle
of mr. find-it's piles. (his boss, not coincidentally.) never heard
a peep from him.

but i'm kinda messy myself, so i can empathize. i was a peon, though,
so they made me tidy up once in a while, which kinda ****ed me off.

your pal,
blake