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

Strange Document Submissions: A Call for Your Most Bizarre Client Experiences

In the world of project management and client relations, few things can be as perplexing as receiving documents in unexpected formats. In an effort to shed light on these amusing and often frustrating experiences, I’d like to invite you to share your most bizarre encounters with client document submissions.

Let me kick things off with a humorous tale of my own. A client once sent me a photo of a PDF as it appeared on their iPad. To add a quirky twist, this was captured using a Samsung phone and promptly sent via email. The result? A time-consuming ordeal, as we had to manually process an invoice that should have been straightforward.

This experience got me wondering: what’s the most unusual or outright strange document you’ve ever received from a client? Whether it’s handwritten notes that are nearly illegible, scans that are upside down, or files with filenames like “Image(345).jpg,” I’d love to hear your stories.

I’m gathering anecdotes in hopes of discovering common frustrations within our industry, as I work on a solution to streamline documentation processes. Rest assured, I have no products to pitch here; I simply want to know that I’m not navigating this chaos alone.

So, please share your most ridiculous document submission tales! Let’s bring some laughter to our shared experiences and perhaps find solidarity in the quirks of client interactions.