# Things you've been surprised you've had to explain at work

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> [@Kzbre5m](#):
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> I knew an accounting woman from years ago that wrote letters and other documents in Lotus.

The first company I worked for after college had a company wide policy to write every text document in fucking Page Maker. No, that’s not a word processor, and it was a pain in the ass and a nightmare. And it wasn’t a publishing house or a newspaper, but a technology company. Madness.

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