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[theatokos]

I am in a strange and unfamiliar position. The woman I hired to be my assistant and front desk receptionist is.... well, a little less than I had hoped. She interviewed very well. She is interesting, which is important in a very small office, especially one in which everyone is overqualified for their positions; she seems to share similar values as the rest of us and she has extensive experience in the Jewish world. Unfortunately, she needs lots of attention, seems to need her hand held a bit much (reception isn't brain surgery), and isn't quite as precise as I'd like. No one thing is bad or even worth commenting on, it's just all of them added together makes me pause. She also seems to work the chain of command here - easy in some ways because we have almost no chain of command (this is the most genuinely non-patriarchal place I've ever worked), but hard because we're tiny and we all talk to each other. It's just lots of small, insignificant mistakes. If it were something larger I could just say "Hey, this needs to be done like ____." But I can't just say "You're sloppy and kinda driving me a little nuts."

Plus, she shares my birthday and is extremely Gemini. I realize just how integrated and well-balanced I've become.