A workplace procedure that continues to exist long after technology made it unnecessary, usually defended with the phrase “because that’s how we’ve always done it.”
Often involves unnecessary steps like three paper copies, a signature, and filing paperwork that could have been a spreadsheet, email, or photo.
A process fossil survives purely because nobody in management has updated the system since the 1990s.
Often involves unnecessary steps like three paper copies, a signature, and filing paperwork that could have been a spreadsheet, email, or photo.
A process fossil survives purely because nobody in management has updated the system since the 1990s.
“Our office requires three paper copies, a signature, and a receipt attached just to verify a $60 purchase.”
“That’s not accounting… that’s a process fossil.”
“That’s not accounting… that’s a process fossil.”
by millenialstruggles1102 March 6, 2026
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