Ibis Appointed Acting Site Supervisor After Eating The Original Paperwork

GOLD COAST — An ibis has been appointed acting site supervisor on a residential build after eating the original supervisor's paperwork, including the pour schedule, two site inductions and half a bacon and egg roll that was, by all accounts, holding the entire program together.

The bird, known to the crew as Trevor, assumed control on Monday morning and has since overseen what workers describe as the smoothest week in the project's history.

Immediate Improvements

Under Trevor's leadership, the 6am pour cancellation text, traditionally sent at 5:58am after the pump had already left the yard, has been eliminated entirely, largely because Trevor cannot operate a phone. Cancellations are down 100 per cent. Confusion is down further.

'That alone puts him ahead of the last three supervisors,' one concreter said. 'He doesn't double-book the crane, he doesn't promise the sparkies will be out of the way when they won't be, and he has never once told the pump bloke the concrete is five minutes away. He just stares at you. Honestly, the communication is clearer.'

Trevor conducts prestart meetings by standing on the site bin and screaming once, which workers say contains roughly the same information as previous prestarts while running 40 minutes shorter. Attendance is at record levels, partly out of respect and partly because he goes for your food if you stand still too long.

Leadership Analysis

Leadership experts note the bird accidentally follows several established principles of running a crew. He turns up every day, at the same time, without being chased. He watches everything. He never pretends to know things he doesn't. And he has never once blamed an apprentice for something he did himself.

'By our audit, Trevor complies with more of the 33 Rules Built Under Pressure than the bloke he replaced,' one operator observed. 'Especially the ones about presence, consistency and not flapping when things go wrong. Which is ironic, given he's the only one on site who can actually flap.'

Not All Smooth

The tenure has not been without controversy. Trevor has been formally warned twice for standing in fresh concrete, with one incident report describing him as 'a repeat offender with no respect for the finish.' The smoko fridge has been reclassified as a crime scene, and one labourer's sausage roll is listed as missing, presumed gone.

Management confirmed Trevor will remain in the role until the paperwork can be reconstructed, or until he takes a better offer from the site across the road, whichever comes first. Like every supervisor before him, his loyalty ultimately lies with whoever has the best bins.

The original supervisor has been redeployed to a role better suited to his strengths. He now rings pump companies to confirm that access is sweet.

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