Comments on FORTIFY YOUR OASIS: Secretary abuse

Granny & Karen - Yes! Ridiculous that anyone would...

2008-07-23T17:06:00.000+01:00

Granny & Karen - Yes! Ridiculous that anyone would expect that kind of 'service' from a skilled administrative assistant.

I came across one other approach which really worked, whereby the PA in question was a model of efficiency and skill for all real-work activities and somehow managed to bungle all the personal stuff she was asked to do. Very subtly done and it gradually drove the message home.

It reminds me of the advice given to young grooms on their wedding day - do everything that your wife asks you to do. Do it quickly, willingly and badly ...

I have to agree that this is just pathetic on the ...

2008-05-13T16:01:00.000+01:00

I have to agree that this is just pathetic on the part of a manager. If you can't manage your day-to-day life, why are you managing people? Especially in smaller companies where the admin likely has other people to support (in an actual work-related capacity)this is the kind of self-important message that makes my skin crawl.

What makes someone think this is acceptable??

I was once asked to do the 'cleaning run' many liv...

2008-05-02T21:54:00.000+01:00

I was once asked to do the 'cleaning run' many lives ago and I said "Certainly!"

I went to the cleaners and then for a coffee not returning to the office for two hours. The manager enquired if everything was alright. "Perfect" I replied "Since it was ok to do your personal business on office time, I decided to do some of my own!"

Needless to say I was never asked to do anything like that again ;)