A Word of Advice

Sales people, when you call:

1. Do not claim to have called Admin Gal's boss when she is CLEARLY the person who answers the phone.
2. Do not claim to have had a prior conversation.
3. Do not cut Admin Gal off when she is trying to gather information to help you possibly get to the correct person.
4. Do not lie.

Last but not least, when Admin Gal calls you place of business to give pointers to you about how you might be more successful, DO NOT have your receptionist lie about your employment status there.  

If these simple, yet effective, suggestions can be followed you might have success in your business endeavors.

Phishing

It's bad enough Admin Gal has to deal with Sales people who give the profession a bad name.  She knows there are plenty of good ones in the sea.  But it chaps her behind when a company invokes the name of two other companies in order to phish for information.

Admin Gal just had the misfortune of a call from 'Jack', I didn't know that there were many 'Jack's' in India, who said he was from FEDEX who said he had a package for my boss.  It's one thing to confirm the address.  The tell is when the 'Jack' in question starts confirming rank and position with the company.  What does that have to do with the package?

Admin Gal detests liars.

The phishing expedition was very disappointing for 'Jack', but entertaining for us.

Happy Administrative Professionals Day!

Always be nice to secretaries. They are the real gatekeepers in the world.

 —Anthony J. D'Angelo


To all my comrades-in-arms I salute you!  Remember we are many and THEY are few.  Without us, they would never remember where they were suppose to be, where that file was, and who got paid when.
Administrative Professionals UNITE!


(Okay, I'm over the top today, but celebrate your greatness.  We may not get a lot of recognition in the trenches but without us the various corporations, governments and organizations would be in terrible dissaray.)