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theintrovertedintrovert · 3 months ago

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I'm a registrar for a school. There's a shit ton of paperwork and information collection that is required by the state for licensing purposes.

I'm basically in charge of purgatory for parents who want their 3 year old in school, but refuse to read the instructions for the required forms. They must fill them CORRECTLY before I can enroll their student.

never forget the universal rule of the order of things: People Will Not Read It

#the amount of back and forth with these parents #Thank you for applying to [school name redacted]. before we can proceed with payment to secure your placement #the following items in your application must be updated #cue CVS length checklist of items they submitted incorrectly #but the instructions were already in the application and on the forms if they had only bothered to read them #its so bad i made a 10 minute video tutorial walking them through all the paperwork #and telling them WHY we need certain pieces of information #Your application will be returned to you for editing and resubmission if you do this incorrectly #the more times i have to return something to you #the less likely you are to save a spot before we fill up and start waitlisting #if it says “all fields required” i fucking meant it #i will return your application until you get it right #bless the minority of parents who read the instructions and turn in everything correct the first time #you go to the top of the list #i want you enrolled bc you are going to makr all future interactions so much easier #“but i don't want to give you XYZ information”#okay #then dont enroll here #that info is a basic requirement for safe guarding your child #do you think i give your this huge application packet for fun?#do you think i like reviewing all the forms and the back and forth with you to get it all right?#fuck no #im so tired #i want you to want us to keep your kid safe #ive spent the last 3 years of my life simplifying these forms to make it as easy and clear as possible for you #there is no fine print #its all clearly laid out #do the bare minimum #i beg you

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