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Not that I think any of you would ever commit a crime, or are future criminals-in-the-making, or anything, but you know, just in case you are, or do:

Ways to please your Probation Office receptionist:

1. Don't bring your kids in. This is the number one thing you can do to make a Probation Office receptionist happy. If you do not bring your kids in, maybe you can mention it when you come to the desk. I guarantee it will please them beyond measure. When you do, we have to start worrying about high risk paedophiles coming in and waiting in the same room with them. And that isn't much fun. Do not let your kids run around screaming at the top of their voices and annoying the quite possibly already annoyed other clients. Do not bring in a huge pram and position it in front of the reception desk so people can't get to it. Do not leave your children alone in reception, on the other side of a locked security door from you. Just don't do it.



2. State your name first of all when you get to the desk. This is pretty much the number one most important thing you can tell a receptionist. I can almost guarantee they won't have been given a list of all the probation officer's appointments. The best way they can find out who you're actually meant to be seeing is to check your record on the computer, for that they need your name. And they probably need it spelt out, so they don't have to check your birthdate matches up to one. Do not say who you think you're seeing and when very clearly, and then turn your head and mumble when it comes to your name. Do not give your name as "Mr _____". Or as "Mr A. ______". Please just give your name.



3. Do not come up to the desk a few minutes after signing in to ask "Have you called him/her yet?", especially if it's been really busy. We don't like that.



4. Do not come up to the desk early or late and explain at length why you are early or late, and ask if the receptionist can get your probation officer to see you now please, or to see you early. This is not in the receptionist's power. If you explain something briefly we can pass it on, if the probation officer's still in the building. That's about it.



5. Do not, if a probation officer who booked an appointment with you is not in the building when you've come on time meaning that you have to see a duty officer, ask the receptionist why your probation officer booked an appointment with you if they weren't going to be in. The receptionist doesn't know.



6. Do not, if you've come late, get annoyed with the receptionist for not making the person seeing you come down straight away. Not really our problem.



7. Do not ask the receptionist if, having missed an appointment and not being willing to wait until someone is free to see you now you've come in late, ask if you're not turning up means you will be breached or recalled, or what a breach or recall means. They are a receptionist. Probably they won't know the ins and outs of the system.



8. Don't come in drunk. That's a big one.



9. Don't ask, if you leave without seeing a probation officer, if the probation officer could see you later in the week. We don't know that, or really have the authority to say.



10. Do not call up the reception to say you're a bit late but will be a minute, two minutes, can we just pass the message on. Do not call the reception saying you have no credit, can we just take a message quickly and get someone to call you back. Do not text the reception landline. You have to speak to your probation officer, and a probation office reception can get quite busy. Also don't make reverse charge phonecalls. We hate that.

Top five most annoying questions:

1. "How long will he/she be?" - We don't know.


2. "Can you call him/her straight away please?" - No.


3. "Can I have a glass of water? Actually, can I have two please?" - Grrrr.


4. "If he/she's not there, can you go and find him/her?" - No.


5. "What are you doing/playing/reading?" - sdlkfjksdj.

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