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It is the 21st Century. This is bullshit!

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Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 20:44

My daughter started a new school.
She has come home with 3 seperate sets of paper.

Each with 2 pages printed front and back.

2 of the are the exact same.

Why the fuck do I have to wrote out her address 3 seperate times?! Why do i have to wrotes my email 4 times?! Her name so many times..
And on and on.

Im not doing the duplicate one. They can look at the other one.

But seriously its 2025! There should be a better system.

OP posts:
Ifailed · 05/09/2025 20:51

I suspect many people will avoid commenting on this due to the obvious own-goal.

CommissarySushi · 05/09/2025 20:54

My eye is twitching at the "wrotes".

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 20:55

CommissarySushi · 05/09/2025 20:54

My eye is twitching at the "wrotes".

Oh boohoo my phone auto corrects all the time.

Can I suggest you get a grip?

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Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 20:56

Ifailed · 05/09/2025 20:51

I suspect many people will avoid commenting on this due to the obvious own-goal.

And they would be better people than you. Maybe you should aspire to be more like them?

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CommissarySushi · 05/09/2025 20:56

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 20:55

Oh boohoo my phone auto corrects all the time.

Can I suggest you get a grip?

Can I suggest you get a grip? You only had to write out your address and your daughters name.

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 20:57

CommissarySushi · 05/09/2025 20:56

Can I suggest you get a grip? You only had to write out your address and your daughters name.

Its 8 pages of the same information! Completely pointless. A waste of paper and admin.

Considering schools are complaining about budgets maybe they need to look into clear waste.

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Hagnumber4 · 05/09/2025 20:59

Not all schools run like this. My children's school sends out an online form to fill

CommissarySushi · 05/09/2025 21:00

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 20:57

Its 8 pages of the same information! Completely pointless. A waste of paper and admin.

Considering schools are complaining about budgets maybe they need to look into clear waste.

Maybe email them your suggestions.

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 21:00

Hagnumber4 · 05/09/2025 20:59

Not all schools run like this. My children's school sends out an online form to fill

I couldn't be more jealous right now.

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SomeLikeitSnot · 05/09/2025 21:01

Are you really throwing your toys out the pram about completely 3 forms of 2 pages each? Get a grip.

InOverMyHead84 · 05/09/2025 21:02
  1. Paper to ensure no exclusion due to lack of access to tech.
  2. Multiples because different locations for the same information to go/bureaucracy.

Not ideal, but there will be reasons.

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 21:02

SomeLikeitSnot · 05/09/2025 21:01

Are you really throwing your toys out the pram about completely 3 forms of 2 pages each? Get a grip.

I'm ranting on a social media site.....

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Jauntyangles · 05/09/2025 21:03

What would you do with the time saved?

cure cancer?
solve world peace?
sort climate change?

or y’know scroll?

MyAcornWood · 05/09/2025 21:03

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 21:00

I couldn't be more jealous right now.

You do then run the risk, however, of your phone autocorrecting your input and ending up with incorrect information on the forms.
They must have their reasons for having a couple of different forms, a little annoying but not the end of the world.

Pavingprincess · 05/09/2025 21:04

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 20:57

Its 8 pages of the same information! Completely pointless. A waste of paper and admin.

Considering schools are complaining about budgets maybe they need to look into clear waste.

And they send it every fucking year. Just ask me if anything has changed. I say no. Neither me nor the school office have to do anything more! Oh but that would make too much sense for them so no

hazylazydayz · 05/09/2025 21:05

Can you re-explain what your complaint is please? I don't understand what the problem actually is. What are the different pieces of paper for exactly?

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 21:06

Jauntyangles · 05/09/2025 21:03

What would you do with the time saved?

cure cancer?
solve world peace?
sort climate change?

or y’know scroll?

Edited

Masterbate.

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Bringmeahigherlove · 05/09/2025 21:06

First world problems.

MrsSkylerWhite · 05/09/2025 21:07

Just fill in the bloody forms. Different ones probably go to different people.

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 21:08

hazylazydayz · 05/09/2025 21:05

Can you re-explain what your complaint is please? I don't understand what the problem actually is. What are the different pieces of paper for exactly?

Edited

Your guess is as good as mine.

But ive got 3 sets. All asking for every combination of name, my details, dad's details on and on....

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Donttellempike · 05/09/2025 21:09

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 20:57

Its 8 pages of the same information! Completely pointless. A waste of paper and admin.

Considering schools are complaining about budgets maybe they need to look into clear waste.

it will be going to different departments

hazylazydayz · 05/09/2025 21:09

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 21:06

Masterbate.

Ah. Reckon this is another start of term kid has taken mum's phone and is posting, post.

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 21:10

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Simonjt · 05/09/2025 21:11

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 20:57

Its 8 pages of the same information! Completely pointless. A waste of paper and admin.

Considering schools are complaining about budgets maybe they need to look into clear waste.

How are three sheets of paper eight pages?

hazylazydayz · 05/09/2025 21:11

Dinosaurshoebox · 05/09/2025 21:08

Your guess is as good as mine.

But ive got 3 sets. All asking for every combination of name, my details, dad's details on and on....

Well no, my guess will be worse because I don't have the pieces of paper in front of me.

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