Re:All about whiteboard markers
by jcrawfordor on Saturday November 11, 2017 @01:41AM
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I'm very aggressive about discarding any dead whiteboard marker we have at work. We have plenty of money to buy replacement markers, and indeed the copy room has several boxes of them sitting there already. So if a marker is starting to die it goes right in the trash.
It's funny the reaction this gets. Some people seem almost offended that I would destroy office property or something like that. Look, non-refillable markers of the type we use (Expo) are an expendable item. Keeping bad ones around just produces irritation for everyone down the line.
Re:All about whiteboard markers
by xaedes on Sunday November 12, 2017 @08:24AM
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In my experience the others just are relieved that someone puts an end to the miserable writing they are getting used to over time, especially when seeing the new fresh, thick, vibrant lines!
Re:All about whiteboard markers
by mcphage on Saturday November 11, 2017 @11:19AM
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I make it a point to deliberately throw dead/dying markers into the corner when I come across them... otherwise they stay in circulation and annoy everyone constantly.
It's funny the reaction this gets. Some people seem almost offended that I would destroy office property or something like that. Look, non-refillable markers of the type we use (Expo) are an expendable item. Keeping bad ones around just produces irritation for everyone down the line.