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Administrative Assistant Reviews
What is it like working as an Administrative Assistant?
July 2015
Assisting the Executive director and Associate Director.
Administrative Assistant:
Pros: Great environment with own office.
Cons: Overload and reporting to two bosses.
July 2015
High stress low flexibility constant multi-tasking.
Administrative Assistant:
Pros: My boss is great to work with. I feel appreciated in my role and I know I am important.
Cons: I feel with all the work I do I should be compensated more. In many situations I am doing approvals and pushing through projects that are at an executive level.
July 2015
File Room Admin.
Administrative Assistant:
Pros: In my current position, there is no stress and I am able to work most of the day without direct supervision. Free coffee.
Cons: There is no challenge, opportunity for growth in my current position. No teamwork and no employee appreciation.
July 2015
The lack of communication.
Administrative Assistant:
Develop a thick skin and don't take things personally.
July 2015
Recap.
Administrative Assistant:
Pros: Safety.
Data entry.
Motivating.
Cons: Data entry.
Filing.
July 2015
Technology knowledge and expertise is more important now.
Administrative Assistant:
July 2015
Admin.
Administrative Assistant:
Pros: Not always the same thing going on day in and day out--good variety.
Cons: Feel underappreciated; feel looked down upon by some professional staff; mundane and not very challenging.
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