I guess, the term 'admin' means different meaning in different companies jus because across companies the role varies so much! But in places where I have worked, every department has a department admin who reports to the GM of the dept. and this post is all about those office moms whom you always find at their toes to ensure all is well n fine in the team.
Imagine the stress they handle, and the minute things they need to take care of, stationary request from a guy in team A, cube movement of a person in team B, someone wants their Visa app filled, some person doesn’t know to get corporate card and asking her those unending questions. (Which she has answered zillion times before, to each one of us) Travel desk is calling her to see if the GMs travel date can be changed and Boss wants a meeting setup with all the fellow managers THIS afternoon. What the heck!!! Just the two hands and one brain jus like all of us!!!
Does it stop there? Isn’t she bothered at home too? Call up and ask if that booking is ready, if this person is been informed of XYZ things etc etc etc. What abt her home n children n family? They don’t give a concession either, jus because of the kind of work she does. I know all of us work, manage work n home and its not being easy for most of we women, I am simply not denying that. But there are some relieving moments we have. Think of those team outings, aren’t we jus free leaving our laptop back home and jus chilling out and enjoying a day out of work n home? But again its all thanks to the effort she has put in for booking, travel, food and what not. May be she was better at office doing her routine work . :)
To me personally it seemed never ending. I know there might be a camp saying, come on they are paid for it. But they need not do it with so much of loven putting their heart in to it because they r paid do they? All my life I have had admins who literally took care like mom does. That’s why the name Office Moms and this post is just for them…
Love you Virgi.. :)