Does the onboarding guide say who signs off?

A new hire asks, “What should I complete before my first solo shift?” A list of tasks is only part of the answer. Someone also needs to verify that the employee is ready.

Look for two different responsibilities

In the sample new-hire guide, the employee completes the opening checklist with a trainer. The shift lead signs off on a practice handoff. A reply that collapses both steps into “get your trainer’s approval” changes who owns the sign-off.

Try the question in the employee demo. Open the citation and check each role against the source. Then change the question to “My trainer watched the checklist. What is left before my first solo shift?” This version tests whether the assistant can apply the distinction to a specific situation.

Turn a missing detail into an editorial decision

Suppose an employee asks who can sign if the shift lead is away. Read the current guide before accepting an answer. If it does not name a substitute, the document owner has a decision to make. They may add an approved alternate or instruct the employee to wait for the shift lead. The assistant has no basis to choose between those policies on its own.

For a pilot, keep the original question, the source edition, and the owner’s decision together. When the guide changes, rerun both the first-shift question and the substitute question. One checks that the original responsibilities survived the edit. The other checks that the new instruction is now findable.