I have worked with the county of LA for a couple years now. There's always a new policy regarding how to fill out paperwork. I wasn't surprised when we found out we had to have a published list of abbreviations before they can be used. I didn't flinch when I realized I would have to take out all the pushpins from my office because they could be used as weapons. I wasn't even shocked when I found out the appropriate way to correct an error. For the past two years I have gotten used to this procedure:
1. Make an error of any sort (wrong number, wrong spelling, incorrect placement of a word even)
2. Make a single line through whatever needs to be fixed (no scribbling out or trying to turn that C into a B)
3. Write in the correction as well as "error" and the date.
Seems long and tedious but that's the way we roll apparently. Until last Monday when a new procedure was implemented:
Steps 1 and 2 remain the same, but here's where it gets silly.
3. Write in the correction, but instead of "error" we have to write "mistaken entry" as well as the date and our first initial and last name.
Now it basically takes as much time to correct a mistake as it does to fill the entire form out again. This might not seems like a huge inconvenience but you'd be surprised how often I end up writing 2007 or how often someone recalls a phone number incorrectly. Oh the joys of paperwork! I just love government imposed policies!
1. Make an error of any sort (wrong number, wrong spelling, incorrect placement of a word even)
2. Make a single line through whatever needs to be fixed (no scribbling out or trying to turn that C into a B)
3. Write in the correction as well as "error" and the date.
Seems long and tedious but that's the way we roll apparently. Until last Monday when a new procedure was implemented:
Steps 1 and 2 remain the same, but here's where it gets silly.
3. Write in the correction, but instead of "error" we have to write "mistaken entry" as well as the date and our first initial and last name.
Now it basically takes as much time to correct a mistake as it does to fill the entire form out again. This might not seems like a huge inconvenience but you'd be surprised how often I end up writing 2007 or how often someone recalls a phone number incorrectly. Oh the joys of paperwork! I just love government imposed policies!
