I hate waste
It drives me nuts when I see people trashing perfectly good stuff for no reason. This happens at my office all the time, particularly from one person. She has been on a cleaning binge this week, which is generally a good thing, but when she comes across anything she decides we don't need, it goes into the trash. Yesterday it was post-it pads because they weren't the kind she likes. Yes, I pulled them back out. I realize we get them for free and get way more than we need, but I'd much rather give them away than throw them out.
Today, I walked over near her desk and her trash can was filled with hanging file folders. Apparently, she had cleaned out the files and just trashed the empty folders. Nothing wrong with them. Perfect condition. Yes, I pulled them out, too. I just checked at staples.com and a box of 25 Pendaflex folders (the brand these are) is $16.79. She threw out 16 folders, meaning she essentially threw $10.75 in the trash can.
Does anyone else know anybody like this? How do you deal with it?
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