The Most Unconventional Document Submissions: A Call for Your Stories

In the professional world, we often encounter some truly unexpected situations, especially when it comes to document submissions. Have you ever received a file in a way that just makes you shake your head in disbelief?

Allow me to share an experience: I once had a client who sent me a photo of a PDF displayed on their iPad, but here’s the catch—they took the picture with a Samsung smartphone and then emailed that image to me. Unsurprisingly, we had to manually process the invoice, which added unnecessary delays to our workflow.

I’m sure many of you have experienced similarly chaotic submissions. Perhaps you’ve received hastily handwritten notes, bizarre upside-down scans, or files renamed to something cryptic, like “Image(345).jpg.” It seems there’s no shortage of unconventional methods for sending important documents.

I’d love to hear your stories! What’s the most unusual or frustrating document submission you’ve ever encountered? I’m collecting these anecdotes as I work on a project aimed at streamlining this type of chaos in document management.

Please share your experiences—let’s connect over the bizarre practices we often face in our professional lives. You’re definitely not alone in this!