A Word to the Wise

When asking for a favor to an Admin who does not support you, you the recipient of said favor should do everything in your power to make things easier for her.

If you do not,  said Admin might do one or all of the following:

1. Conveniently move your task to the least priority pile.  The pile that gets done when hell freezes over.
2. Mail your Visa application directly to the Kremlin, even though it was for Brazil.
3. Schedule hardware maintenance on computer without providing a replacement.  
4. Cancel your smartphone contract and charge the cancellation fee to your personal credit card.
5. Revoke your access to all essential drives that contain anything that might be remotely useful in the day to day operations of your job.

As an Admin, we are required to be helpful, not be taken advantage of.  

In Case of Emergency..

Admin Gal would like to remind you to walk, not run, down the stair case in case of emergency.

Dear Potential Vendor,

We here at ABC, Inc. realize that times are difficult.  That you are shaking every tree for any possible business opportunity.  Let us make a few points clear:

1. Yes, our terms our non-negotiable.
2. When we ask for X amount in liability insurance on your part, we mean it.  This is not a suggestion but an expectation of doing business.
3. Yes, we do follow the governmental safety and quality standards as put forth by said agencies.
4. Just because you went to school with the cousin of the sister-in-law of the CEO's estranged brother, will not automatically get you a coveted vendor slot.
5. We have a prohibitively strict gift policy - NO GIFTS.
6. Calling me everyday for 3 months will only make me annoyed.  
7. Sending multiple emails a day, makes you SPAM.
8. Sometimes, the answer is simply - NO.

Thank you for considering doing business with ABC, Inc.

Sincerely,

Admin Gal