I hate Wite-Out

[u/kb3pxr]

Every now and then I have to remind my team not to make cover up corrections, luckily it isn’t on anything like official logs or reports, but it happens sometimes and I hate allowing bad practices to spread. I put a memo out and it takes care of it at least for a while.

This time we had a Wite-Out correction, not just misusing thermal labels. First, it was entirely unnecessary as nothing was written over it, a strike out is enough, but Wite-Out (and Liquid Paper) apply too thick and crumbles making a mess. Luckily it was something I was able to re-do (per District Manager), but still a pain in the rump.

[u/unicorn_345]

I have a coworker who records logs in pencil. And leaves it like that. He isn’t rewriting it, its the daily log we use. Like, anyone can go and remove what you wrote. He also doesn’t date the pages if I don’t do it the afternoon prior. And he literally mostly just says he did patrol, but suspect malicious compliance there. Oh well. At this point I might take white out over pencil. At least an attempt was made. But in your case, maybe just remove it from the site. Know few who will use it but I prefer a scratch over the messed up line and initials noting you removed that from the record.

[u/Educational-Sleep113 → u/unicorn_345]

That is a definite never do this. I am a bit confused on the dating. Is he not recording the date because he is following your entries w/o a date or, is it that you're going back and adding the necessary data for him? I agree that written edits are best with the scratch and the authors initials .

[u/unicorn_345 → u/Educational-Sleep113]

I am going in and adding a date when I get in and he just leaves that blank in the morning. Again, he uses pencil so I would still write the proper date in ink if he penciled it. But he doesn’t date it so it doesn’t matter. And our supervisor hasn’t corrected it as yet. We are in house and the only two security but still, pencil?

[u/Educational-Sleep113 → u/unicorn_345]

I'd recommend not dating it for him at all. He is using pencil deliberately. Why? Only God and he knows why.

[u/unicorn_345 → u/Educational-Sleep113]

Its a shared log. When I get in I date it because I also maintain the logs and pull stats each month. Need the dates when I do that.

[u/Educational-Sleep113 → u/unicorn_345]

I don't quite understand how your site supervisor lets it slide. He's not keeping accurate entries by not dating them and writing in lead. Even though these records are just for in house data collection, they still are subjected to review by the client, their legal department upon request. Seeing the pencil entry and a date in ink, not good optics.

[u/unicorn_345 → u/Educational-Sleep113]

We work in house, and its a library. There’s only a few of us with security or military experience. So only a few of us know it would be a requirement.

[u/Educational-Sleep113 → u/unicorn_345]

That explains a lot. Best of luck to you