Dammit, Janet: The Printer That Runs (and Ruins) Our Office
- The Spicy Team
- Sep 13
- 1 min read
So, our printer jams so much we’ve actually given it a name: Janet.
And here’s the thing — every time it stops working (which is approximately every 4.2 minutes), someone in the office yells, “DAMMIT, JANET!” at the top of their lungs. It doesn’t matter if we’re in the middle of a client meeting, a Zoom call, or HR’s trying to do “quiet work.” The second Janet hiccups, it’s game on.
Janet has become less of a printer and more of a cursed office mascot. She eats toner like a toddler with crayons, makes noises that sound like a dying blender, and still insists on crumpling the last page of every important document.
But the best part? The collective meltdown. We’ve got marketing trying to pull out half-printed flyers, IT threatening to wheel her straight into the parking lot, and at least one person recording the chaos on their phone for “future training purposes.”
Honestly, it’s the only real team-building exercise we’ve had all year. Forget HR workshops — nothing bonds people faster than screaming at a lifeless hunk of machinery while deadline panic sets in.
So yeah, meet Janet. She may not print, but she sure does bring people together.
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