To my fellow office workers:

[bjarvis]

When using the office copier for copying very detailed and intensely personal medical & financial records, I strongly recommend you remember to take your originals with you when you're done instead of leaving them on the sheet feeder output tray. If you must leave documents behind, please consider bearer bonds or large checks made out in my name. Thank you.

Comments

[bearfaced.livejournal.com]

I once printed something out at home from my work laptop but forgot to select my home printer. Due to a failure in security at work my document was waiting for me on the office printer. I'm so glad it wasn't anything too confidential.

[abqdan.livejournal.com]

I was constantly amazed at things people leave on printers. As the IT Director for a small software house, I received a number of calls over the years from HR about things found in the printer tray, ranging from pornography through sexually explicit emails to job applications for other companies. HR's question was always - can you tell who printed this? My answer was generally no, we didn't log that; though I could often guess :-) The emails though were self-identifying!

[stormecho.livejournal.com]

On a similar issue, I once sent a confirming email to the wrong party letting them know of our plans to see Naked Boys Singing. It seems I may have outed myself in the Connecticut yards.

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

so what did you do with the originals?

my temptation would be to return to their mailbox, in an envelope, with a printed note commenting on how INTERESTING their personal details are. and of course, not sign the note, so they can wonder just who Knows All About Them.