Well, I've moved on away from my Admin roots... my new title is Veteran's Service Representative, but my job is to handle a step in the process of processing veteran's claims for benefits. I like it in that I use a lot of my admin skills, but don't have to schedule anyone, keep up with anyone's schedule, go to meetings, plan meetings, sort mail (for anyone other than me and the occassional stint at sorting for our team), or some of the other "upkeep" that we admins do for those we support. But I write letters to the veterans informing them of the benefits that we are (or are not) going to pay them, so my writing skills are utilized, as are my computer skills. Organizational skills are a premium in this job, since we're constantly swamped with claims and needing to catch up as quickly as possible, as the veterans seem to be dying before we get some of their claims processed -- never a good place to be in.
I've found my perfect place to be, where attention to detail is a great benefit, the ability to read manuals and policies and decipher them and remember them (often by complete reference) is an asset not to belittle, and I get a lot of personal satisfaction without a lot of the stress I had before. Ultimately, a very happy place for me!
CountriGal
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