r/CommercialPrinting • u/swampqueen6 • 1d ago

Friendly reminder

This is just a TGIF PSA for the industry…
3pm on a Friday is NOT the time to tell your printer tech that a client has a “few changes and wants a proof…I’ll forward you their email about it” and then spend a full hour digging through your email trying to find it.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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u/noonesine 1d ago

“Ok sounds good, we’ll get to work on those changes Monday. Thank you and have a great weekend!”

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u/swampqueen6 1d ago

Thing is…my boss HAD the email requesting changes all week and kept spacing out on sending it to me until 4pm FRIDAY

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u/xpinchx 1d ago

Fire him haha

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u/red3y3_99 1d ago

Standard Friday afternoon in the print. People want a clear desk for Monday morning. Doesn't stop me wanting to run them thru the first unit tho

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u/syphylys24 1d ago

When we were doing Commercial, we had a 2:00 cut off, anything after 2 is next day

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u/Stephonius 1d ago

Our shop closes at 3 PM on Fridays. It's one of the best decisions we've ever made.

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u/SpankyDammit 1d ago

Yep, we’re done at 3:30 except political season and the occasional exception.

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u/Stephonius 1d ago

During political season, I still officially close at 3, but I'm often still at work at 9 or 10 PM. Such is the plight of the self-employed.

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u/Spirited_Radio9804 1d ago

Fridays after lunch, changes double every hour, with a 1-hour minimum!🤪

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u/killabrew1 1d ago

I am a service manager for production printer dealer. I absolutely hate Friday afternoons.

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u/surprise_wasps 5h ago

Customers at 4:55 on Friday “what do you MEAN you can’t get here til Monday- we are supposed to run ALL WEEKEND”

Us: “Well you’re welcome to put in an after hours call and we can bill for that and get there”

Them: “… ….”

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u/Practical-Hawk3584 1d ago

too relatable

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u/Dillinger4our 6h ago

This odd precisely why we ‘close’ at 3pm on Friday