Message #1052

[ocblnd]

I can understand your problem....boredom is almost enough to make you crazy.....and having to look busy is almost harder than being busy.

I have a similar situation...there are days I could call in my work...actually would love to be able to do some of it from home-company just isn't at that point.  I am executive secretary for a director of finance company......he does most all of his own emailing, own report writing-I just need to make copies after he is done.....I gather information from a couple of people for a weekly report, they email me their stuff, I print, put package together and make multi copies for meeting.

I am working on a couple of projects for HR - I am developing a course to raise the bar on the quality of the admins in the company - how to develop an excellence rather than being below average - and do some of our admins need the training.  This came about because in looking around the company (and I have only been here a year) and seeing there was room for growth by the admins - to make a real impact on the company in the long run by being developed as a team.

I have also found some of those online courses mentioned in the previous posting - am working thru a couple now on Word and Excel, then will do a Power Point and Access...some of it is just keeping in practice of skills, some of it is new learning.



I would also suggest spending time creating an information manual of everything you do, how to do specific tasks.  A book of information so that anyone could walk into your place and be able to do your job.  I have also created a file index of all the boss's files, business card folder (he can find people by company name, first name or last name - depending on how he is likely to remember the person), and an index of marketing bulletins in a notebook.



Hope this helps some.....I know what you are going thru....and don't forget...someday you might look back and wish for these days again.