What’s the dumbest way you’ve ever received a document from a client?

Title: Hilarious Tales of Document Submissions: When Technology Goes Wrong

In the world of business and client communications, we often expect a certain level of professionalism—especially when it comes to submitting important documents. However, sometimes reality presents us with amusing twists that remind us not to take ourselves too seriously.

I’d like to kick things off by sharing a particularly memorable incident. Imagine receiving a document from a client in an utterly unconventional manner: they sent me a photograph of a PDF on their iPad. To add to the absurdity, the photo was taken with a Samsung phone and emailed over. Yes, you read that right! This meant we had to manually process that invoice—a task that could have easily been avoided.

It got me wondering: what’s the strangest or most bewildering way you’ve ever received a document from a client? Have you encountered handwritten notes, upside-down scans, or files saved with ambiguous names like “Image(345).jpg”? The possibilities are endless and often lead to a good laugh amidst the daily grind.

I’m currently gathering stories for a project aimed at tackling the chaos in document submission processes. This isn’t a sales pitch; I genuinely want to know I’m not the only one who has experienced these humorous scenarios.

So, if you have a tale that fits the bill, please share! Let’s commiserate about our shared experiences and find a light-hearted way to connect over the quirks of client communications.