Life, it must still be something more than this? Lauryn thought for at least the third time that morning. The endless collection of spreadsheets, colourful but meaningless reports, and stacks of documents seemed to have no end. The more she worked, the faster the pile of paper she printed grew. As soon as she saved and sent a document to the printer, she began to work on the next record while the first still had not finished printing.
Several years ago, one of her high school teachers, Mr. Crawley had told the class that when they entered the working world, technology would have evolved so much that they would work in a completely paper-free environment. Everything would be done online.
Look at this damn pile, Mr. Crawley. Is it free of damn paper? She wondered briefly if he continued to
