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Hey, Joni. You getting settled in?

Yes, hi, MG! I sure am.

You really got that desk cleaned up.

Oh, yes! I can’t stand to work in clutter! Clear desk, clear mind, right? That reminds me, I found these old dry cleaning receipts. They only have a phone number, no name, on them. Somebody’s been missing their pants for a long time! Who should I give them to?

Uh, I can take those. So. I thought we could go over some of the things you’ll be doing here. Do you want to walk down the hall with me and take a look at the copier? It can be a little tricky, with the touch screen and the key pad and all. I just kind of leave alone the more advanced features, but I can give you the quick rundown on it.

Sure. It’s a Ricoh Aficio 2022, right?

Uhm, it might be. That sounds like it might be right.

That machine is my baby! I’m sure there’s always more to learn, but, at my last job, I used to run little impromptu seminars on how to get the most out of it.

Oh. Okay. We’ll skip that, then. Do you want to open up Outlook, and I can show you some of the functions you’ll want to know? I can try to get you set up with access to Nina’s calendar. Might take a little trial and error, but I should be able to fudge us through it.

Outlook, I love Outlook. Such a timesaver! I already showed Nina how to designate access to me, and I got everyone set up so that we can all sync up meeting schedules automatically. I thought it was really sweet that you used to send out all the announcements individually. I supported three execs at once at my last job, and I never would’ve been able to keep track of it all if I didn’t let Outlook do the heavy lifting for me. You must be incredibly organized!

Right. Yes. I, uh, get that a lot. So, I guess we can move on, then. Should we go over the spreadsheets?

Great! I love Excel. Total lifesaver! I use it at home to keep track of all the planning for my wedding. You know how crazy that gets! Anything they toss at me here will be a piece of cake compared to putting together a bash for 350 people in only sixteen months. Where would we be without spreadsheets, right?

Sure. Okay, so it sounds like you have the basics down. The other thing I guess you should know about working here is, well, I hope everyone’s being cool with you. Some of the people here can be a little…

Everyone has been unbelievably great. Alana came and brought me a whole box of brand new office supplies before I even asked, and her and Leah took me out to lunch yesterday. They said they’re going to take me and my fiancé out for drinks next week as sort of a welcome to the office. You’re coming too, right? Don’t you love working with such an incredibly nice group of girls?

It is really incredible.