There is no word that brings as much disappointment and misery to the hearts and minds of employees as the word inventory. I’ve worked at the same small company for years now in a variety of jobs. It seems that no matter what job I’m doing (technical writer at the moment), I always get sucked into the dreaded abyss that is inventory! The last four or five days of my life have been lost to the cause.
Okay, it’s not that bad I guess. I mean, at least I have a barcode scanner! I remember back in the old days when all the part numbers and descriptions had to be entered manually. That was a real nightmare!! The barcodes and scanners have definitely made life a lot easier. I am not at the office today so I’m just hoping that the counts are all done by the time I’m back in on Wednesday. At least it’s only once a year!
