Shredders are invaluable for protecting information.
The other morning while I was working in my home office, I heard a strange grinding noise. (Sounds like the opening line of a gory, horror movie!) I knew it wasn’t a lawn mower or a leaf blower or the neighbor’s go cart so finally I went outside to check it out.
Parked in front of my neighbor’s house was a huge truck with a shredder inside. My neighbor had trashcan loads of paper to shred and instead of wasting time shredding each piece, he had hired an on-site shredding company to do it for him. He could have just loaded up his car with boxes of paper and recycled them, right? Not so fast. There was the security issue—he had old tax information to shred—and then there was the possibility of identity theft.
I hadn’t heard of anyone working naked hiring someone else to shred their papers (my corporate clients have done that for years), but it made perfect sense. I’ve been through three shredders in two years because of my impatience at shredding. If a shredder can shred 8 sheets at a time, I shove in 12.
If I ever need to shred a massive amount of files, I’ll call in for shredding reinforcements or see if I can test my luck and avoid burning through a few more shredders.
