That Moment When You're Hiding In Your Office Trying To Get Paperwork Done, But You Suddenly Have To Pee:

Please let no one see me run the five feet to the bathroom!

When You Start On That "Fifteen Minutes Tops" Project That Your Boss Handed To You Only To Discover It Will Take You At Least Three Days To Complete:

Just run a few numbers my numb butt.

When Your Coworker, Who Has Been Doing Data Entry All Day, Starts To Mumble Threats To Their Computer... And You're Not Sure If They're Kidding Or Not:

When All You Want To Do Is Get Your Reporting Done, But People Won't Leave You Alone For Five Seconds:

When You Get A Social Work Intern That Loves Doing Data Entry:

I won the lottery and the jackpot!

When You Manage To Complete Your End Of The Year Reporting Before the Year Ends:

I dreamed a dream in days gone by... but then my ancient computer crashed.

What It Feels Like When You're Asked To Write A Grant, But No One Has Any Details About The Grant:

So is this for housing, medical coverage, a worker cupcake fund... what!?

What Basically Happens Whenever The Government Tries To "Update" Any Of Their Programs Or Systems:

 

So you took the program that only works on outdated versions of Internet Explorer and made it so that it works on absolutely nothing!

When A Grant Requires That You Fill Out A Two-Page Form Every Time You Give A Client A Bus Pass Worth $1.50:

"What is your client going to use this item for?" To ride the bus.
"Will you have confirmation and documentation that your client used this item for its intended purpose?" No, but if they come in tomorrow with a stomach ache and orange ink around their lips and a warrant, we'll know that they didn't use it for its intended purpose.

When You Ask Your Client If They Have A Current State ID Or A Driver's License:

So... that's a no.

When You Find Out The Government Website You Need For All Of Your Clients' Benefits Applications Only Runs On Internet Explorer:

Why don't I just send the applications to you guys via homing pigeon, they will probably make it to you faster than I can even load the application.

What It Feels Like Trying To Find A Physical Case File That Has Been In Storage For Five Years:

Well, by law they have to have kept it in the building. So, if we're counting the crawlspace, I have three floors, thirty-four offices, three break rooms, six bathrooms, a child care center and the roof where this one file could be. No big deal.

When You Try To Convince Yourself To Get Your Case Notes Done Ahead Of The Deadline Instead Of Procrastinating With Other Work And Causing Yourself To Panic Later:

Oh well, I have two more hours before any of these are due. I think my pencils need to be reorganized again.

When You Find Out That The $200 Grant You Received Has Eight Pages Of Reporting Requirements Attached To It:

I will use more than $200 worth of paper and ink just filling out all of the required forms and compiling the data for this grant.

When You Spend An Entire Day Trying To Catch Up On The Last 5 Months Of Data Entry:

The Song Every Non-Profit Worker Sings On a Daily Basis:

It is estimated that a person will spend 1.5 years total on the toilet in their lifetime... I think I've spent 3 times that waiting for the printer at work to print my documents.