The Most Unconventional Document Submissions: A Collections of Client Chaos

As professionals, we often encounter a myriad of peculiar situations in our line of work, especially when it comes to document submissions. Recently, I found myself reflecting on the more unusual methods clients sometimes choose to send important files. I thought it would be fun to share my experience and invite others to join in with their stories.

Let me kick things off with a particularly bizarre incident: a client once managed to send me a photograph of a PDF on their iPad. Just to add to the intrigue, this image was captured using their Samsung smartphone and then emailed to me. Of course, this meant we had to manually process the invoice — a task that could have been easily avoided with a standard document upload.

I’m sure many of you have encountered equally, if not more, whimsical submissions. Perhaps it’s handwritten notes that require deciphering or upside-down scans that make everything look like a mystery puzzle. I’ve even heard of files carelessly renamed to titles like “Image(345).jpg,” leaving recipients guessing about their content.

I’m eager to hear your tales of the oddest or most confusing document submissions you’ve received. Let’s bring some humor to this chaos while simultaneously brainstorm potential solutions to streamline the document submission process. After all, sharing our experiences can only help us empathize with one another in this often overwhelming digital landscape.

Join me in this conversation – you’re definitely not alone in navigating the quirks of client communications!