jessiejay
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« on: April 26, 2005, 09:00:09 pm » |
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ive been recently promoted from receptionist to admin assistant to head of purchasing. ive only been doing this for about a week and im already bored to tears. i barely do anything all day. he just doesnt ask me to do anything for him. well, he asks me to fax things and make copies, just the same as when i was his receptionist tho.
when i was the receptionist only, i had too much to do, lol but it kept me busy and i loved it. but now i do no accounting, no tracking, not much of anything but wait for him to give me something to do.
he's an elderly gentleman and i absolutely adore him but i dont know how long i can stay this bored.
any suggestions?
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spitfire78
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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2005, 09:44:22 pm » |
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If I were you, I'd have a conversation with him. Explain that you don't feel as though you are being utilized to your full capacity. See what he has to say. Maybe he isn't used to having an admin. Or maybe he's taking it easy on you until you get settled in the new position, not realizing that he's actually making it harder! So, speak up - after all, nothing ventured - nothing gained! Maybe it won't mean anything, in which case you'll need to re-evaluate your situation. But I wouldn't give up on it until you've tried.
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oops
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« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2005, 10:34:43 am » |
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In my previous job I felt the same, bored to death! The first months I felt I wasn't needed. I just had to answer the telephone, fax, write some letters or e-mails, but most of the time I did nothing. As I had so much free time in the office, I decided to do other things, I bought a book on computing to keep up to date with new technologies, I started studying Portuguese and French ... All those things were really useful to find a new job. Now that I'm working in a busy office I missed those idle hours!
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gee4
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« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2005, 08:50:57 am » |
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You need to have a word if not with him then HR to set our your goals and objectives and ascertain what your boundaries and limits are as to this new role.
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spitfire78
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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2005, 04:00:37 pm » |
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I remember a co-worker who left us to take another job. It was perfect - 5 minutes from her front door (she currently traveled almost an hour), better salary, good benefits, etc. She was there exactly 3 weeks and called our boss and asked if she could come back because she was bored! I tried to talk her out of it because I felt she hadn't given it enough time. I think they decided to hire someone without totally fleshing out the job description first. I really think she could have turned it around, but she was adamant about coming back. She came back and lasted about a year and a half with us and ended up absolutely hating the place and everyone in it and making my and another co-workers lives miserable until she finally left. Moral of the story - don't make a hasty decision without at least trying to work something out. There may be things going on at a higher level that you are unawre of.
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