I'm finding the discussions about the childish behavior of coworkers very interesting. Five years ago, when we started expanding the team here we had to go out and hire a lot of 'kids' fresh from college. We now have a workforce in the office, most of whom are young enough to be my kids. For the most part they are good, hard working professionals, but every once in a while you get a flashback to what I'll call a "Ferris Bueller" moment. As in, why do I have to have someone check my stuff before it goes out. It's time for me to challenge authority around here. And this from someone with around 5-6 years under their belt. I think the culture of 'give them a trophy for just showing up' weighs heavily here. I want to get one of those spanking paddles they used in Animal House for just such occasions. But i'd imagine there's a regulation against that sort of thing.