Message #74403

[gee4]

Well my boss refers to me as his Secretary and although that is what I am, the job title is very old and job description is out of date.

I know you have gone through big changes recently so it may take a while for you and your new boss to adjust and get to know one another.  Perhaps at the moment he doesn't feel you are his "assistant" even though you are fulfilling that role.  Some individuals are not that personal and I have had this problem in previous jobs.

Basically I've ignored it.  If my boss or my line manager cannot refer to me appropriately, that is their problem.  I wouldn't worry about it too much at the minute Peaches, you could be rocking the boat, and it may not come across very well at this early stage.  Can I ask how you refer to your boss?  Do you call him by name, do you refer to him as your boss, or do you call him the Director of X dept, Manager etc when on the phone or speaking to others about him?  Are you both getting on ok generally?

Sometimes you have to accept you cannot change individuals and how they see us.  Maybe this person doesn't feel the need for an assistant or require such personal attention.  I'm not that personal with my boss, our relationship is strictly professional and I think we both like it that way.  It seems to work well for us anyway.