February 21, 2007

The Joys of Admin

1. Never give me work in the morning. Always wait until 4.00pm and then
bring it to me. The challenge of a deadline is refreshing.

2. If its really a rush job, run in and interrupt me every 10 minutes
to inquire how it's going. That helps. Even better, hover behind me, and
advise me at every keystroke.

3. Always leave without telling anyone where you're going. It gives me
a chance to be creative when someone asks where you are.

4. If my arms are full of papers, boxes, or supplies, don't open the
door for me. I need to learn how to function as a paraplegic and opening
doors with no arms is good training in case I should ever be injured and
lose all my limbs.

5. If you give me more than one job to do, don't tell me which is a
priority. I am psychic.

6. Do your best to keep me late. I adore this place and really have
nowhere to go or anything to do. I have no life beyond work.

7. If a job I do pleases you, keep it a secret. It that gets out, it
could mean a promotion.

8. If you don't like my work, tell everyone. I like my name to be
popular in conversations. I was born to be whipped.

9. If you have special instructions for a job, don't write them down.
In fact, save them until the job is almost done. No use confusing me
with useful information.

10. Never introduce me to the people your with. I have no right to know
anything. In the corporate food chain, I am plankton. When you refer to
them later, my shrewd deductions will identify them.

11. Be nice to me only when the job I'm doing for you could really
change your life and send you straight to managers hell.

12. Tell me all your little problems. No one else has any and its nice
to know someone is less fortunate. I especially like the story about
having to pay so many taxes on the bonus check you received for being
such a good manager.

13. Wait until my yearly review and THEN tell me what my goals SHOULD
have been. Give me a mediocre performance rating with a cost of living
increase. I'm not here for the money anyway.

I related to some more than others in this list. But there is truth!

Category: Ummmm.....
Posted by jenny at February 21, 2007 05:35 PM
Comments

Woah.

Posted by: Justine at February 21, 2007 06:51 PM

hehee i love it

Posted by: James at February 22, 2007 12:10 AM

I'm sensing some unrest. :p

Posted by: bowen at February 22, 2007 05:57 PM

that wasn't my motivation for posting. it was a fun forward thing.

Posted by: jenny at February 22, 2007 06:13 PM
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