About an hour later, my bad premonition came true.
As soon as the turnover was completed, work started pouring into the office like a broken dam. Paperwork, both digital and physical, piled up into a mountain with no end in sight, threatening to swallow me whole.
Apparently, all the newly reinstated officials were giving their 120% best effort to display their competency before me. At least, that's what I heard from my ever-dutiful secretary, Herman, who kept adding to the pile without mercy or hesitation.
I paused for a moment, putting down my pen and surveying the total amount of papers stacked around me.
If I were to carefully and meticulously read through each and every one, it would take me weeks—maybe even months—to finish. Thus... Trusting my subordinates, I decided to only check what absolutely needed to be checked, sign what needed to be signed, and promptly ignore the rest.
Right—no more reading everything in detail. Just move my hands as needed!
