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Sunday, November 27. 2016

Office work


The Hidden Work of Keeping an Office Running - Debra Leonard-Porch, an administrative professional for over 35 years, reflects on her career and the pride she finds her work.  These are the people who make the world work. Generally they have good computer trouble-shooting skills. In my experience, they are well-paid, but not overpaid, for the job.


Around here, an experienced high-energy office manager can be paid between 100-170,000 with annual raises or bonuses and excellent benefits. Often paid more than the junior professionals in business offices.


Posted by The News Junkie in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 12:55 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Their job is to provide the best environment for the money makers/service providers to make money and/or provide services. If they do their job well, they are essentially invaluable.
#1 Sennacherib on 2016-11-27 14:44 (Reply)
I have met companies where I'm pretty sure that the only sane person in the entire company was the CEO's administrative assistant.

I think the decline in "secretaries" has actually had a serious effect in reducing productivity and increasing organizational dysfunction. A word processing program, even in conjunction with scheduling software, workflow software, etc, is not a substitute for an intelligent human being.
#2 David Foster (Link) on 2016-11-27 15:35 (Reply)
Can you say shorthand anyone. Still remember it after fourty years. It was drilled into us in high school if you took business classes. When I was a secretary I used it all the time. Now it is a lost art, my grandchildren have no idea what it is. Cursive writing is next. Such a shame handwriting can be so beautiful. Great to see people with a work ethic.
#3 pocono pam on 2016-11-28 04:02 (Reply)
A good admin is worth his/her weight in gold. The problem for them is that the only way you know you have a bad one is if things don't work. But when everyday life goes smoothly - there is paper at the copier, meetings start on time in the proper conference room - it's easy take a great admin for granted.
#4 the gold digger (Link) on 2016-11-28 11:39 (Reply)

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