Message #4415

[countrigal]

The worst (to continue on the original note) are those folks who aren't admins, who don't have admins, but who use every admin they can as if we are they're private admins with no other job or priority.  I too will do anything (within reason) to support my supervisor/boss, and I willingly help others in the office when possible.  But I draw the line at being treated like a gopher or as someone's personal assistant when it's not my bossie doing it.  For example, if a co-worker (non-admin, non-bossie) asks me to fax something when she's sitting on the phone with her kid, has been for 30 minutes, and asks me to fax because I'm taking a minute break from the computer and don't appear to be busy I do get upset.  What is even worse is when folks walk past the fax to give me something to fax, and again they are not so busy that they couldn't have stopped, dialed, and returned to their chair (and all in less time than walking to my desk, explaining it to me, ensuring that I'll do it, etc).  My boss recognized this problem and has helped me put a halt to these type of incidents, but it's still a sore spot with me.  If bossie wants a cup of coffee, something faxed, a call placed, filing handled, etc. I would gladly do it.  In fact, my bossie is new to having an admin so I'm constantly reminding him that something he's done is something that he could've asked me to do so that he could have been working on something else but he's learning.    I'm in a good position with a good supporting bossie who makes putting up with the rest of the office not quite so difficult.