The Print Room

[shakna]

At a previous workplace, the print room was the only private space. If you needed a sensitive conversation, or... Something else... It was the place to be.

Every other room in the building had windows, but because the print room was soundproofed, they didn't pay for a window, and just filled the walls.

 

[000zing]

So now you have the means, all you need then is motive (-ation) and opportunity... and then you might just be somewhere near having a story (idea)...

 

[NewOldGuy77]

At a previous workplace, the print room was the only private space. If you needed a sensitive conversation, or... Something else... It was the place to be.

Every other room in the building had windows, but because the print room was soundproofed, they didn't pay for a window, and just filled the walls.

Are you talking about a soundproof room in the company like back in the 80s where all the copiers/printers were housed, because those big Xerox photocopiers and dot-matrix printers were loud as hell?

 

[shakna]

Are you talking about a soundproof room in the company like back in the 80s where all the copiers/printers were housed, because those big Xerox photocopiers and dot-matrix printers were loud as hell?

90s. But modern printers can still be loud as hell, so they soundproofed the room.

 

[NewOldGuy77]

90s. But modern printers can still be loud as hell, so they soundproofed the room.

It's a rainy day in July down in Jacksonville, FL. A tech writer is developing a 125-page training manual for a new server product. Puts the finishing touches on it, sends it to the printer to print one out and see how it looks. She goes in the printer room to see if things are printing, and there's a young hunky copier tech doing repairs on a $20,000 high-capacity industrial printer. All the printers (except the industrial one) are cranking, the air conditioning is struggling to keep up with the heat in the room, the room smells like warm electronics, machinery and toner.

As the door closes and locks behind the tech writer, there's a shudder thought the walls like a transformer has blown up, and everything goes dark. It's a massive power failure caused by a lighting strike on the building's roof. Emergency lighting goes on, but everything else is dead - including the electronic latch on the door. The tech writer and the copier technician are trapped together.

The air conditioning is gone, so the temperature starts to rise and the print room quickly gets stuffy and humid. Trapped together in a soundproofed room, the writer and the tech get to know one another as they remove articles of clothing to survive in the quickly rising heat and humidity...

 

[sirhugs]

So now you have the means, all you need then is motive (-ation) and opportunity... and then you might just be somewhere near having a story (idea)...

this is Literotica... a soundproofed room is all the motivation temptation necessary.

 

[CuttingEdge]

At a former employer, they had a print room just as described with no windows and sound proofed.

One day I walk in, and there is a secretary in there bent over trying to get new copy paper way in the back of a cabinet, stooped over, and skirt lifted high enough to see way too much. At least in an office setting. A Lit story...sure, for the making in there somewhere, but not at a respectable job.

I just walked out and came back later because all it takes is for her to say something because she was embarrassed and you're out of a job, and it forever on your record. I even mentioned to security that it would be a great place for a camera just because we had about 350 cameras in the place anyway, and it would allow proof that no sexual harassment ever occurred if that happened again.

 

[sirhugs]

sure... the camera would be "to avoid false complaints".. that would read real great in the employee monitoring policy.

 

[NewOldGuy77]

sure... the camera would be "to avoid false complaints".. that would read real great in the employee monitoring policy.

As someone who used to actually write HR policies, I’d phrase it as “we utilize video monitoring in order to ensure a safe and secure work environment for all Company employees” when I really meant “to make sure you fuckers don’t steal shit, or fuck your coworkers on Company time”.

 

[sirhugs]

As someone who used to actually write HR policies, I’d phrase it as “we utilize video monitoring in order to ensure a safe and secure work environment for all Company employees” when I really meant “to make sure you fuckers don’t steal shit, or fuck your coworkers on Company time”.

I've written a few myself. Now I mostly edit the work of others to make sure it meets standards on mindfucking.

 

[000zing]

this is Literotica... a soundproofed room is all the motivation temptation necessary.

I'll grant you that it is... for some...

 

[sirhugs]

I'll grant you that it is... for some...

and some don't care if it is soundproofed.

 

[Amy_66]

Back in the day, when multiple colors were printed on paper using an offset press (one maker was A.B. Dick ) the large sheet negatives (20" x 26" or so) used to "burn" (photoetch) the aluminum plates had to be physically cut apart for each different color of ink.

A process known in the industry as "color stripping."

One day one of our customers, a bulk mail print shop, had to fill a color stripping position and they called a large temp agency who-- true story-- by mistake sent over a (lovely mocha) "colored" stripper (exotic dancer).

I know because I was picking up the product, and while everyone was having a great time in the print shop, my load was late.

 

[shakna]

Back in the day, when multiple colors were printed on paper using an offset press (one maker was A.B. Dick ) the large sheet negatives (20" x 26" or so) used to "burn" (photoetch) the aluminum plates had to be physically cut apart for each different color of ink.

A process known in the industry as "color stripping."

One day one of our customers, a bulk mail print shop, had to fill a color stripping position and they called a large temp agency who-- true story-- by mistake sent over a (lovely mocha) "colored" stripper (exotic dancer).

I know because I was picking up the product, and while everyone was having a great time in the print shop, my load was late.

Two of the professional printers in my town still individually burn the plates, for their prints. The printing industry isn't one to move on to the latest and greatest, quickly!

... But I have no idea how they'd react to a stripper rocking up.

 

[sirhugs]

Two of the professional printers in my town still individually burn the plates, for their prints. The printing industry isn't one to move on to the latest and greatest, quickly!

... But I have no idea how they'd react to a stripper rocking up.

I sense puns about burning and hot...