Phew!  Thank you!, I thought I was risking the reader sounding like sssammy the sssnake.

Hope I'm posting this in the right place.  Need a quick opinion, I am drafting a legal document.

One of the companies involved has initial ending in S, at one point the document refers to items belonging to this company, is this right?:

BXYZS's property
or
BXYZS' property

What do you think?

I was wondering if anyone had any helpful advise or links to articles about saving money in the office.  The CFO here has asked for my input with regards to this, and I've come up with a couple of things...like making the soda vending machine take money...(but I don't think that would make me very popular), and ordering less expensive copy paper (but I find that we are getting the cheapest as it is!).  Am racking my brains but am drawing a blank.  Any help would be great!

We have the same thing at our office, but the delecate lambs that work here need bottled water in the fridge as well as the huge water bottle and the faucets, they also have flavoured fizzy water free in the vending machine in case they fancy a change.  And yes all hell breaks loose if any of these supplies run short.

My boss is super messy, so I would also like (aside from the mind reading device) an "IRRELEVANT PAPER RAY" that I could point at his over burdened desk and blast away with, but it would only eliminate papers that he will never have any use for, this being the valuable feature, as I yearn to clean up his desk, but live in fear of throwing something "needed" away (god only knows which is which, as he has been known to write important information on used napkins).

I too like Bethalize, wish I had an electronic mind reading device, so that I could hear all of the things that my boss thinks he told me, when instead he only just thought about telling me.   If that makes any sense?

Joanna (seriously, if you'd told me I would of done it) Admin.

Edited by hooper on 22/05/03 03:01 PM.

I am actually the most confidential/discreet Assistant in the entire universe due to the fact that I find all of my bosses' conversations/letters/general business communications to be impressively effective narcoleptics, who needs sleeping tablets when you have my boss!!  However, I definately talk loudly, and can talk even louder if required, so good suggestion!.  Am also considering developing a deeply irrating nasal laugh (some may say "developing"?).

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That I like also!!....Was thinking I know I'm not allowed a door (clearly a luxury item) I see no reason that I shouldn't have some hippie rainbow bead fringeing?

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No, I totally agree with you.  Think I may develop this serious hearing disability you suggested, perhaps combined with a good healthy dose of "far-too-busy-to-get-upitus".  A fairly debilitating combination, which can only cured by an injection of respectful communication I understand...that or a substantial pay rise.

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Ok,  my boss has purchased me a cell phone so he can call me after hours (what a nuisance it is when my 10 hour working day ends for him, actually he is being forced to leave me messages as he is discovering I don't have it turned on after 5:30....naughty bad admin!).  However, in our new office he is having the door removed from my office so he can shout for me rather than call my extension to get me to come to him!!  Perhaps I will be required to fetch and rollover!! Does this strike anyone else as prehistoric?

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