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April 3, 2013
To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Paperwork
Edward,
You will be pleased to learn I have found an applicant to fill the nanny position. Her qualifications are adequate and her availability is convenient to our needs. She will be arriving in one week’s time. I will make the necessary arrangements for her living situation and work requirements. As we have previously discussed, I will defer the requisite paperwork to you upon your return. If there is any reason to alter this arrangement, please inform me as soon as possible.
Grace
April 5, 2013
To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Paperwork
Edward,
As you have not responded to my previous message, I felt it necessary to ensure that you did in fact receive it. I have attached a copy of the nanny’s résumé in case you have any doubts about her qualifications. I might remind you that our circumstances have severely limited our pool of applicants and we cannot be quite as particular as we would otherwise like. However, I am confident that she will perform her duties effectively. Once again I remind you of the paperwork which is required to complete the hiring process.
Grace
April 7, 2013
To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Re: Paperwork
Yeah I’ll get to that as soon as I get back.
To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Paperwork
Edward,
Very well. I would appreciate your taking prompt action upon your return. Speaking of which, your initial plans were to return within the month, but according to my records you have not yet purchased a plane ticket. Do you have a date in mind? Or at least an estimate?
Grace
April 9, 2013
To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Paperwork
Not this month. Maybe at the end of May but it depends.
April 10, 2013
To: [email protected]
From [email protected]
Subject: The Nanny
Edward,
I thought I should inform you that the nanny has arrived and is currently installed in the spare room near Adele’s suite. Thus far she appears to be a suitable employee, if a bit mousy. I remind you once again of the necessity of completing her paperwork as expeditiously as possible.
Additionally, in reference to your previous message, ‘it depends’? On what? Please be more specific so I can chart your schedule accordingly.
Grace
April 30, 2013
To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: The Nanny
More stuff has come up, won’t be back till June probably. How’s Adele?
May 1, 2013
To [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Re: The Nanny
Edward,
Adele is doing well as always. She continues to excel in every class and maintains a full, enriching schedule. I am pleased to say that this particular nanny appears to be a good fit for her. Adele has expressed her approval of her more than once.
I feel it necessary to remind you, however, that we cannot continue ethically employing her for any extended period without completing the paperwork you have promised to oversee. She has begun to express curiosity about her employer, and I doubt even she is so oblivious as to fail to notice certain oddities about the household. If there is any way you can expedite your return, please notify me.
Grace
May 3, 2013
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Subject: Re: Re: Re: The Nanny
Calm down Grace it’s just a month. Do you really think I should drop everything and run home this second? It’s not a matter of life and death.
May 4, 2013
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Itinerary
Edward,
Now that I have received your travel itinerary for June, I have taken the liberty of mapping out a schedule for keeping track of the tasks you’ll need to perform upon your return. (See attachment)
I was not implying, by any means, that you should abandon your business duties for a single item of paperwork. I only wish to impress upon you the implications of your failure to obtain your employee’s consent in this particular matter. You are aware of what is likely to happen, should the nanny make certain discoveries through alternative means. She has been filling the position admirably. At this point it would be a shame to lose her services.
Grace
May 20, 2013
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Itinerary
Whoa that schedule is intense. Give me a little time to breathe ok?
And in case you’re wondering, no I didn’t miss the paperwork thing in all caps with asterisks around it. Have a little faith in me.