I was happy to see so many people in our office trying to save money by recycling things. They were using the back of scrap paper to print things that would stay in the office. They also decided to start using our shredded papers for box stuffing. Whenever we shipped a package then we stuffed shredded papers around it to keep it safe.

I think that when I let them know I had changed our office supply company to reduce costs, some of them understood that I needed to save money to keep this place running. I would rather find other ways to save money like getting discount office supplies than get rid of valuable employees.

Every person in my company is an asset and I felt that hopefully if I find other ways to trim the fat off of the budget that I could get through this recession and make it through till business turns around. My employees have realized that they can help out also and are always looking for new ways to save a buck.

When the hard times are done then I will not be returning to my old office supply company for the sheer fact that they were priced way too high for things that other companies offer for about half of the price.