Top 10 Administrative Assistant Pet Peeves
10. Client calls, goes on for 10 minutes explaining a project that you cannot help with, and in no way/shape/form can you interject to put them on hold to get them the person that needs to listen to these 10 minutes of details.
9. Everyone in the office is sick of answering phone calls, so they tell you to take messages, and for next 6 hours of your day you are arguing with every customer explaining why they're still 'not available' when all you really want to say is "THEY ARE SICK OF TALKING TO YOU-STOP CALLING!"
8. It is assumed that duties such as trash, coffee, and dishes are yours-even though when you were hired, it wasn't explained that you were a housekeeper as well as an Administrative Assistant. It becomes highly apparent that ONLY YOU are able to perform these exquisite tasks.
7. Salesman call often, and try interesting ploys such as 'we know Mr. ___' without explaining HOW they know him, speak so fast that despite asking them to repeat their name you still can't understand, and you still need to be polite while trying to hang up on them.
6. You are assigned a desk, or 'station', that is assumed to be yours, yet, coworkers find it ok to dig through your drawers to find supplies and lay projects on every possible space while you are out at lunch.
5. It is perfectly timed that the second you sit down on the toilet, the phone will ring, someone will come to the front door, and a co-worker will need your immediate assistance-you then become paranoid and take the portable phone with you to the bathroom...and answer it when it rings and you're flushing.
4. You are expected to know the name, number, and location of each and every file from the past 20 years, including the ones that are lost in the abyss of your boss' desk.
3. You are the BEST multi-tasker in the building by far, but if you miss 1 phone call due to running from one end of the building to the other completing your many tasks, you are a FAILURE.
2. You are the least paid employee in the building, everyone knows it, yet you are required to come in rain/snow/shine/blizzard/hurricane because no matter what-the phones need answered and employees forget how to use the copier.
And the #1 Administrative Assistant Pet Peeve is:
1. You are forced into a world of lies and deceit, constantly coming up with new ways to divert sales calls, angry customers, and annoying clients.
Published by B.L. Boitson
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1 Comments
Post a CommentUffda! That last one is a doozy. Sounds pretty stressful and unappreciated. Hopefully writing this helped relieve at least a bit of stress!