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1. A Fairy Princess Butterfly Pickle Pirate.
2. An aspiring swordsmen.
3. A flying cheerleader.
4. Who really may take flight.
5. An earnest quest to conquer the foe hairbrush.
Hours of entertainment, all for under $10. The CFO approves!
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MEMO
To: K.Lo
From: The CFO
Cc: The Manager, CEO
Re: Temporary Budget Allowances
Please be advised that The Lo. Co. Budgetary Committee has met, conferred, and agreed not to hold it against our two-year employee for certain excesses while training to use the Employee Rest Room. Management understands that while training to use the ERR, young employees will flush the toilet many more times than in necessary. They will keep the water running at full blast while learning to wash their hands, and splash around in it a little. Or a lot. And while the compulsive, frugal side of The Manager itches for the employee to simply, magically "get it" overnight and reach the company goal, the more pragmatic side says to Mellow Out, that Mellowing Out is imperative. So, the CFO approves: wash and flush away, K.Lo. We know you'll get it, someday.
Congratulations on all your present and future successes!
Sincerely,
The CFO
Two notes:
1. Trips to the post office with The Lo. Co. in tow are possibly the most painful errand in existence. It is an Unwritten Law of the Universe that good managers do not leave their employees in the company car by themselves for more than two seconds, in case of possible death by cooking, or employee/company car theft. Frankly, for a three-minute trip into a building five feet away from the company car, this Unwritten Law seems a tad stringent, but heaven forbid if something should ever happen, winning you a lifetime of guilt and the label of Unfit for Managerial Duty. So, the entire company must come along for the errand, which is physically difficult to maneuver, with The New Guy screaming in his portable office chair, an antsy K.Lo whose hand must be held lest she wander, and whatever packages are set to be mailed. And the oblivious man in front of us who fails to wait two seconds and hold open the door. Usually, I send the CEO on this errand during his Lunch Hour at The Other Job, but I had already ordered him go to the post office yesterday to pick up the actual mailing materials. The extreme level of annoyance involved in this morning's trip prompted me to order a new office printer, one that I can actually operate, so that I can, among other managerial tasks, print out pre-paid shipping labels online. Luckily, the CFO approved this purchase.
2. As a manager, I have to wonder if I am training K.Lo correctly about mail. So much of the company mail we receive is junk, which immediately gets torn into pieces and discarded. Tearing up paper is an extremely fun task for two-year employees, and so I usually get assistance, whether I request it or not. Certainly I will have to be vigilant that the employee not tear up anything important, from the mail pile or elsewhere.
It was a long day at the office, one where so little and so much happened. As Manager, I feel like I need to recap some of the little bits and pieces for a) posterity and b) self-reassurance that The Lo. Co. is in fact productive, that all the minutes flying by in a blur contain something of substance.
Tasks Completed
2007 Tax Return e-filed (CFO)
Meatballs made (Kitchen Staff)
Finding Nemo watched (K.Lo)
Voice exercised (N.Lo)
Executive Suite dusted (Housekeeping)
Executive Bath cleaned (Housekeeping)
Load of light clothes washed (Laundry Fairy)
VIP phone call fielded (The Manager)
Books read, toys played with (K.Lo)
Naps taken (K.Lo, N.Lo)
Company excursions to Target and Costco planned (PA)
Several clients/colleagues emailed regarding various VIM's, or Very Important Matters (The Manager)
Exercise regimen completed (The Manager, assisted by K.Lo)
Employees diapered, fed, clothed, diapered, fed, clothed, diapered, fed, clothed, etc. (The Manager)
Also Managed To
Completely screw up the blog template on (Mis)Adventures (The Manager)
Alienate mendacious a little (The Manager)
Spill grapes all over floor on purpose while Kitchen Staff cooked meatballs (K.Lo)
Scream bloody murder while the Kitchen Staff cooked meatballs and The Manager fielded VIP phone call (N.Lo, K.Lo)
And Attempted To
Film video of N.Lo speaking up, which of course he ceased to do as soon as the camera started rolling (The Manager)
And on that note, I leave you with this, a pretty perfect summation of the day: