**Done.** Conny's acknowledgement closed the thread warmly. No further action needed — both leave requests are logged and pending Mark's approval, the employment contract is flagged to Rohan, and C...

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  "text": "Thanks a lot",
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      "text": "Good morning Larry. I'm touching base to see how my employment contract for the Sellers Room is coming along. I was anticipating it last week, and since my start date is coming up on May 25th, I want to make sure we have everything finalized in time.\n\nPlease let me know if you need any further information from my end to help move things along. Many thanks",
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      "text": "Hi Cornella,\n\nGood to hear from you. I've found your SRJ employment contract in Drive — it's been drafted and waiting for signature. The document is here: <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IuTBFih7WusRLT5WE5fAeN-sVc-5cldr/edit?usp=drivesdk>\n\nI'm flagging this with Rohan now to get the final version signed off and sent to you for execution. With your start date of 25 May coming up, I'll make sure this gets prioritised.\n\nStand by — Rohan will be in touch within the next day with next steps.",
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      "text": "Many thanks Larry",
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      "text": "Thanks Cornella. Quick status: I've located the SRJ employment contract in Drive, and I've flagged it with Rohan to get the final sign-off so we can get it sent to you for signature. With your start date of 25 May coming up, we'll get this prioritised. I'll follow up if anything's needed from your end — for now, we're on it.",
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      "text": "Appreciate your help, Larry",
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      "ts": "1778018557.288079",
      "text": "No worries, Cornella. We're onto it — I'll make sure the contract lands with you well before your start date. Cheers.",
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      "text": "That would be great for peace of mind. Thank you Larry.  Please feel free to address me with Conny going forward.  Appreciate your help.",
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      "text": "Hi Larry. Forgot to ask for 2 days of sick leave on 14 &amp; 15 of May 2026.  Can you please approve. Many thanks",
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      "text": "And please remember to call me Conny. My long name is Cornelia.  Many thanks",
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      "text": "Got it, Conny — will do. \n\nI've logged your sick leave request for 14–15 May (2 days) as *LR-018* — that's now pending approval from Mark. He should see it and get back to you.\n\nEverything's tracked, and we're still on it with the employment contract. You'll have that well before your start date on the 25th. Cheers.",
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      "text": "Hi Conny,\n\nGot your leave request — I've logged 2 days of sick leave for 14–15 May (LR-019).\n\nSince you haven't started yet (25 May), I need to route this to your manager for approval. I'll ping them now and we'll get you confirmed asap.\n\nCheers",
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      "text": "Thanks and I am looking forward to receiving the updated contract. Feeling rather unsettled about this all.",
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      "text": "Hi Conny,\n\nI hear you — you've got your start date in a week and there's still loose ends. That's completely reasonable to feel unsettled about.\n\nHere's where we are:\n• **Employment contract** — drafted and in Drive, flagged to Rohan for sign-off. No movement yet.\n• **Leave requests (LR-018 &amp; LR-019)** — both logged, waiting for manager approval. \n\nSince you start on 25 May, I'm going to escalate both of these to Rohan right now with a note that this needs to land before then. These aren't s",
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      "text": "Thanks Larry.  And please change one of these sick leaves to an annual leave as I have just been informed that I did not have enough sick leave left to cover both days. Much appreciated",
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      "text": "Hi Conny,\n\nGot it — I've sorted the leave requests:\n\n• **LR-018** — 14–15 May, 2 days sick leave (keeping this one as-is)\n• **LR-020** — 15 May, 1 day annual leave (new request to cover the second day)\n\nI've cancelled the duplicate (LR-019) and pinged Mark to approve both of these. He should get back to you soon.\n\nCheers",
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