Message #44636

[tinkerbell]

I have no idea where my time goes – no hang on a minute, interruptions!  That’s the thing about this role – you can plan as much as you like, but when your workload comes from others you get interruptions via phone, e-mail or in person.  I also spend a lot of my time at my desk replying to and dealing with e-mails, although I try and reply by phone sometimes to hopefully cut down receiving any more!

Typing up minutes takes the longest because I need to think about it, decipher my writing, remember what was said if I can’t and I procrastinate on them … never ending story that one.

I have a daily list of tasks which includes recording/dealing with the internal and external mail, organising boss’ brought forward file, dealing with the tasks that he has given me to do and monitoring/dealing with his e-mails.

I can sympathise with jahdra – I am always waiting for my computer to stop freezing and catch up with my brain – I think I read somewhere that we lose about an hour a day due to IT problems …

And I can also sympathise with mbajjada – I spend a lot of my time opening the door for people who’ve forgotten their pass … rah rah rah!