The options. In your hand.
Context, a question and four clear choices. Inspect an unsent payroll memo and see how a decision could move the work forward. Fictional figures and illustrative photography; nothing is sent or paid.
A memo to review.
Payroll Memo
ILLUSTRATIVE / SYNTHETIC
TELEGRAM CONCEPT / THREE WORKERS
20 hours each x $20/hour. Base amount: $400 each. Total: $1,200.
A: Base pay. B: Add $40 each. C: Hold to check hours. D: Request a correction.
A payroll memo brings the hours, proposed amounts and open questions together. The owner reviews the source and decides before any payment or message.
A — Base pay
B — Add $40 each
C — Hold for hours check
D — Request correction
PRIVATE MEMO DRAFT — NOT SENT
A: $1,200 total. B: $1,320 total, including a $120 adjustment. C: Pause until hours are checked. D: Ask for revised amounts. All figures are fictional; nothing is sent or paid.
Synthetic figures for a design example. Subject to owner review.
Owner review memo
ILLUSTRATIVE / SYNTHETIC
OWNER REVIEW / NOTHING SENT OR PAID
The selected amount remains a draft. Check the hours and rates, then approve the final memo separately.