In twenty years of IT, I have never met a printer that wasn't plotting against its users. They jam at the worst moments. They refuse to talk to networks for mysterious reasons. They're the most unreliable devices in any office. And somehow, they're still essential.
We've learned to treat printers as a special category of challenge. Extra documentation. Extra patience. Extra backup plans for when they inevitably misbehave. The paperless office has been "coming soon" for decades now. In the meantime, we make peace with the printers.
