Time for the Mid-Year Evaluation. I dread this time of year. My stomach 
clenches, migraines lurk on the edge of my consciousness, every little stupid annoyance becomes a drama of epic proportion. Why? Because I’m being judge by people who really have no clue about what I do.
Gone are the halcyon days when the average secretary was thought to just answered phones, typed memos and got cups of coffee (yes, I know this is a glittering generality). The reality is the Administrative Professional is a project manager, an office manager, often times a human resource manager, an accountant, and a candlestick maker.
We do all this while making our boss look good. The surface of our pond, lake, inland sea is smooth as glass, while the rip currents underneath are treacherous. The people around us have no clue about what it takes to make things go smoothly.
So, I sit here filling out my portion of my Mid-Year evaluation, celebrating the triumphs and delicately explaining my defeats. Because when push comes to shove, the triumphs aren’t what get in your personnel jacket.
clenches, migraines lurk on the edge of my consciousness, every little stupid annoyance becomes a drama of epic proportion. Why? Because I’m being judge by people who really have no clue about what I do.Gone are the halcyon days when the average secretary was thought to just answered phones, typed memos and got cups of coffee (yes, I know this is a glittering generality). The reality is the Administrative Professional is a project manager, an office manager, often times a human resource manager, an accountant, and a candlestick maker.
We do all this while making our boss look good. The surface of our pond, lake, inland sea is smooth as glass, while the rip currents underneath are treacherous. The people around us have no clue about what it takes to make things go smoothly.
So, I sit here filling out my portion of my Mid-Year evaluation, celebrating the triumphs and delicately explaining my defeats. Because when push comes to shove, the triumphs aren’t what get in your personnel jacket.
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