Here you will find the complete list of things or we call it Rules that you should follow when you start your new job at the office. Don’t mess up your first day at your workplace and create a bad impression with your boss and your work colleagues by doing the following things with your office printer. The rules are simple and you should follow all of these guidelines so you don’t put yourself in a situation.

Don’ts

Don’t print personal stuff. You should avoid not to print documents of things that are not work related. You should only use your work printer to print work-related documents and not print personal things like concert tickets, bills etc. Your work is paying for the toner cartridges so you shouldn’t be eating away at their money. Using office equipments to print personal stuff not only costs your company money but it can also disrupt your actual work for other colleagues that need to print. It may be the case that some employers will be fine about you using the office printer to print one or two pages but you can’t assume that your employer will be fine with it.

Don’t scan your body parts. Sadly some people do this, they use the copier feature of the printer to scan and copy their butt as a practical joke. We don’t know why but some people like to copy their butts with the printer, it’s completely insane! You can get into a lot of trouble at your workplace for doing this so don’t ever try this. You can also damage the printer but we won’t go into much details, it’s disgusting.

Don’t kick your printer. Don’t’ take the frustration out on the printer if it doesn’t print. Yes, it may work on certain electrical equipments where you bang it and it works fine but don’t do it with an office printer as you can cause damage to something that is not yours, it’s work property. Instead look for solutions as to why it’s not printing such as paper jam, low toner, is it turned on?, driver issues and printer error messages etc.

Don’t play around with the printer if you don’t know what you are doing. If your office printer isn’t working, don’t start unplugging it and turning it off. The problem could be just with your computer and everyone else can print fine. This way you are not disrupting other colleague’s workflow. Check for solutions with your computer first or contact your technical department to assist you as to why you can’t print.

Don’t update your printer drivers. You should also not update any printer drivers on your computer, simply because your workplace maybe using compatible toner or ink cartridges and if you update your printer, new drivers and software can stop accepting compatible cartridges for your printer. This can double the cost of the printing supplies for your employer as they will be forced to just buy original cartridges (OEM) as the office printer can no longer accept re-manufactured toner cartridges or compatible inks. Your boss won’t be a happy bunny.

Dos

Keep spare toner or ink cartridges. Always keep a minimum of one spare ink cartridge or toner cartridge at your workplace. Printing is essential for any workplace and productivity can significantly drop if you run out of ink and can’t print no more. At inkntoneruk we emphasise this so much that we list twin packs and triple packs for every black ink or toner cartridges so that it makes ordering very simple and you save a huge amount for ordering multipacks. By ordering spare cartridges (twin and triple packs) you have peace of mind that you will never run out of ink as you have a spare one, so that when it’s time to replace your toner you simply just get it from your office shelf and replace them rather than waiting for a day or two for your new replacement cartridges to be delivered.

Find the cheapest supplier. To make a good impression to your employer suggest to your boss to try inkntoneruk for all their printing consumable supplies. We can guarantee that your boss will find the best price online and in-store for ink/toner cartridges, fuser units, drum units and other consumables for their printer. Once your employer has used us, you will see that your boss will continue to use us for many years as we provide many benefits for offices and businesses such as giving you the option pay by invoice/credit and earn loyalty scheme points which can be used to get more discounts from future purchases.

Use compatible cartridges. Want your workplace to save up to 70% on their cartridges? Inform your boss to get in touch with inkntoneruk by visiting us online where we can explain to them the full benefits of using compatible toner cartridges for their business and saving up to 70% of the cost rather than using original branded printing cartridges.

So here you have it, the things that you should and shouldn’t do at your workplace. Show your boss your professionalism and follow the above rules, as the above will be the right thing to do at your work office. Remember don’t be a printer abuser at your work place by ignoring our DON’Ts.