Warwick Bailey retires from Gardners, 16th April 2002
Warwick Bailey, from our UK wholesaler Gardners Books, send this fax to Alan Preston to advise of his impending retirement.
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Little Jamie Ricketts, 1st February 2002
A missive/job application from Little Jamie Ricketts. Chat with friends online, why don’t you? Try MSN Messenger. It’ll change your life, and possibly cause a breakdown in space-time.
Staff Party, 5th January 2002
An invitation to a staff party from January 2002. You can draw your own conclusions about just who might have been the host. A poll of one (1) person reveals…
Scodesbody, 2002
How to identify your place in the hierarchy, by Damian Skinner.
Kay from BDNZ retires, 2002
A “happy retirement” fax from the crew at Unity Books to Kay at Book Distribution New Zealand. She really was the Queen of customer services.
Staff alternative identities, 2002
We love it when we get boxes packed with interesting test pages. We suddenly become incredibly productive.
Karen’s drinks, 5th August 2000
The staff meeting agenda for 5th August 2000 contains a few items, but one is so clearly more important than the others that it’s on there four times.
Shelving test, 2000
A shelving refresher test. The handwriting looks like Simie Simpson or Rebekah Wilson-Lye, but it could be Tilly Lloyd.
Damian Skinner in USA
An email from “lovely Damian” who was travelling in the USA and having curious adventures on the train.
Staff Meeting Agenda, 8th August 1999
A range of things were on the agenda for 8th August 1999, from shop procedures and potential change of opening hours, through changes in postage and websites all the way…
