Message #4677

[ozbound]

I think a major reason is the lack of good PAY for admin-type positions.  Most people with a high level of literacy, talent  and skill--and especially with a college education-- don't want to settle for a job that pays less than $30K a year on average, with little room for advancement or higher pay.



Also, I'm speaking for myself here but I am sure there are many admins out there who are just doing this until their "real careers" take off, maybe even going to  night school or working on starting their own businesses.  So eventually they will leave and then there will be fewer qualified admins to take their place. Those who are still in admin. careers often find themselves juggling work, school or other work and family.



Still, I'm very grateful that I learned office skills through work-study in college, and that the "concerned adults" in my life made me take English as a "backup" for my music degree. Word processing is a much better job--in terms of pay, challenge, job satisfaction and working atmosphere--than a lot of other things I could be doing while "waiting for my real career to take off"!



Just my "two cents"...