What in the world???!! It has become a circus in my pyramid!!! The leadership all of the sudden are having a hard time helping to prioritize! The teams still think I'm responsible in the same manner as in the old support structure. I literally cannot keep up and my head is floating. People on my team are getting cranky!!!
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Some companies are starting to move away from the Assistant title. I know one company that calls them Administrative Analysts and Administrative Business Consultants. One company called the role Administrative Business Partner. They required degrees and had additional responsibilities packed in beyond travel and calendar management. Your traditional assistant is fast becoming a thing of the past. They are migrating into new responsibilities.
Admins go a lot more than that in today's day and age. They are now looked upon as administrative professionals because today's world demand more out of them and in some cases, depending upon the company and level of responsibilities, they are now preferring degrees. The days you refer to are fast becoming a task of the past.
ON behalf of 101465: I had admins assigned to me in previous jobs who I ended up training well and promoting after a few weeks into actual value-adding positions. I can book my own conference rooms, travel, manage my own expenses and actually use a photocopier. Whoever thinks he/she needs an admin is because they are stuck in the mid 20th century.
101465 is a jerk with no clue ...either someone living in their parents basement or a low level corporate drone with no understanding of how things work beyond HIS or her level.
That's my plan. Have an advanced degree already. I intend to use it.
Welcome to the 21st century. Admins are no longer flight attendants of the office. Several organizations have acquired that practice. If you don't like it, go back to school, get some new skills and try something new.