Thread regarding Target Corp. layoffs

Will decision makers' eyes be fixed on admins' tits when they make placement decisions? LASIK was created for a reason.

Think what ever you like but to know that I'm thought of as a leader on a forum is actually pretty impressive

Okay, MST3k shall officially be my pseudonym. Signed, The Artist Formerly Known as Anonymous80689.

And incidentally, no self-respecting admin refers to you as "my leader" or "our leaders" on anymous message boards. They may say that in meetings to inflate your already oversized ego, but you're not fooling anyone here.

So no more development for us admins. All anyone seems to think we should do is schedule meetings, and plan the occasional team event. God forbid our leader actually give us a task that stretches and develops us to be better. After all, that might improve our skill set and benefit the company. We wouldn't want that now would we.

the OP and most of the posters = knuckle draggers. Funny to see the rats that get smoked out when bad things happen.

This thread is worthless without pictures

You're a breath of fresh air OP, thank you for your insights! I posted in a few of the "admin" threads and was not so concerned with what admins do, but why there is a need to have dedicated admins at so many levels? What I have come to understand is that every level of leadership in every pyramid honestly believes that their needs are wholly unique, infinitely more important than every other team, and therefore worthy of dedicated assistants. Moreover, it is evident in this very thread what some of these "leaders" are actually doing (or not doing). If your dedicated admin is spending 50 hours a week performing "critical work" and still doesnt have enough time in the day, that means they are doing YOUR job, not theirs. They aren't "admins", they are the equivalent of PMs or SGMs (sans lofty title and requisite pay). The reason you self-important leaders are resisting this change is that you know full well that the responsibilities you've routinely and inappropriately delegated to your admins will now be left to you. Good luck in your new role.

Whether anyone agrees with the multiple leader support or not, it's what Target is going to do. Either everyone will embrace the change and choose to adapt, or they'll leave. All jobs are changing. Projects are changing. Everything is changing and no one has a say in it. As much as that sucks, the sooner people come to that realization, the better for them and for Target.

I don't know that I agree with the multiple leaders model. I realize that most think one leader does not warrant a 40 hour a week admin however, I beg to differ. You cannot box us all in the same category because, it friend on the team, the needs if the leader and what additional projects beyond the traditional role they have you working on. No two admins responsibility or team is alike. It is not fair to make the assumption that one leader dies not warrant a 40 hour per week admin. I know some admins who could easily work 50 hours and still be swamped with critical work.

Finally someone said it right!!!!

I'll consider it, 80747...

Anonymous80689 - can you assign yourself a pseudonym, I'd like to follow your posts

Wow

Excellent!!

Okay that last sentence. Did you have to put us on a blast?

Wow, someone's on the defense.

Now you, I like.