Handover Meeting

Provide jug of water. Two glasses. Olivia handover meeting. Purchase own Chocolate Digestive biscuits. Get holiday feeling started.

Olivia enters. Skirt too short. Top too low. Hair good. No need for tan. Perfect already. Comment? I decide not. No formal issues arising. No outstanding issues needing attention. Congratulate Olivia on excellent handover. Offer biscuit. Looks suspicious. Inform they are own supply. She smiles. I smile. Say I can produce receipt. She laughs. Sweet laugh. Enquire after holiday. Going with group of friends. Male and female. Good friends. Looking forward to sun. Sand. Sea. I stop her there. No need for more information. Wish her Bon Voyage. Request postcard. Joke. She goes. Packs up things. Says goodbye. Hope for postcard.

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Temp Selection. Handover Notes.

Receive update handover notes from Olivia. Previous notes on notes have been actioned. Review. Impressive. Additional information added further to notes. Job well done. Respond accordingly to Olivia. Instruct Olivia to put in time Friday PM to discuss any handover issues.

Weigh up four potential temp replacements for Olivia. Make ordered selection. Send immediate email to Amber with preferred list. Receive immediate phone call. Effervescent voice. Over the top. Amber. Enthused about decision. Will check availability. Get back to me. Could have said as much in email. Very excited to be helping. Get on with it!

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Olivia Handover Notes. Decorating Plan.

Receive references from Amber. Added note to give her a “shout” if more info required. No need to shout. Capable of reading references.

Receive email from Olivia. Handover notes attached. Review handover notes. Make notes on handover notes. Return to Olivia. Request notes on handover notes to be actioned by PM.

Action purchase of decorating consumables. Safety goggles. Provide impact protection from large particles due to tough polycarbonate lenses. All-round ventilation reduces fogging. Adjustable strap. Disposable low-density polythene dust sheet (LDPE). Thin clear polythene sheeting suitable for use once then thrown away. Purchase 10. Painters Bib & Brace Deep pouch rubber button front pocket. Angled breast patch pocket. Back patch pocket. Rule pocket. Rubber button waist adjustment. Strong plastic snap fastening. Overkill on pockets. Black plastic roller tray. 9 inches. Purchase four. 5 piece top quality professional paint & varnish brushes. Made with pure black bristle. Mix of SRT for improved performance. Natural wood, beaver tail handle with stainless steel ferrule. Nice tools. Branded trade diamond brilliant white matt emulsion. 5 litre cans. Purchase 10. Note to comply with COSHH regulations. Masking tape 25mm x 50m roll. Purchase 10 rolls. Project Decorate has a green light.

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Handover meeting

Olivia. Skirt too short. Top too low. Comment? I decide not. Grasps handover notes fine. Unconvinced. Go over again. Outline expectations. Top too tight. Skirt too tight. Beautiful hair. Comment? No. Reveal biscuit audit plans. She flinches. Guilty.

Tidy desk. Set out of office. Collect directions to training centre. Three days away. Wave goodbye.

Nobody waves back.

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Handover Notes

Put finishing touches to handover notes for Olivia. Check. Double check. Add more. Question Olivia’s abilities. Worry about biscuit stocks depleting under her reign. Note to check biscuit stocks before departing and thoroughly on return.

Plan route to training centre. Send out allstaffer informing people of my absence. Email Olivia time for handover meeting. Print handover notes. Bind. Re-read. Pleased.

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New battle

Oversee new clear desk policy. Not computer. Not phone. Not in tray. Not staying on the desk. Naughty box. Inventory naughty box. Secure naughty box. Send allstaffer with instructions to reclaim naughty box items.

Underline need reclaim form signed at director level.

Receive email confirming three day First Aid training course with notable organisation. Start Monday. Begin detailed handover notes for Olivia.

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