When a team has an admin as a part of their group. The purpose of the admin is not to get coffee, take lunch orders or other menial tasks. Often, said admin is in the trenches with the team members contributing valuable skills to the success of the group. Providing support for projects, even (gasp) running projects in their own right.
Sending a document to an admin to print, when the sender is perfectly capable of printing said document - well, that is beyond the pale. You see, that is sending the message to the admin that the sender feels the admin has nothing better to do with their time but to cater to their needs. Never mind, there might be ten to twenty other people on the team with higher priority requests.
To be perfectly frank, only the admin's direct boss has the right to ask such a task. The admin is aware their boss often is under a time crunch and needs help. For a team member to send a document, then walk out the door for lunch - that is an unacceptable use of resources.
An admin's job is not about doing someone's tasks that they feel are beneath them. An admin's job is to enhance the overall work of the team.
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