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I'm a personal assistant and have been at this company for over a year now. It really bugs me when directors interrupt me while I’m working to asking me to get them tea or coffee. I really don’t mind doing the drink round if I offer but find it very belittling when they ask me. It's my responsibility to get drinks for the group during meetings, but not all the time.
Today I was eating my lunch and still had my mouth full when my boss came in and said “I know you’re on lunch, but can I have a tea?â€Â. I made it but was too frustrated to even finish my lunch! I feel like they don’t see what I’m actually capable of and just see me as the run around.
Am I wrong for being frustrated? How can I get them to stop this?
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I'm a personal assistant and have been at this company for over a year now. It really bugs me when directors interrupt me while I’m working to asking me to get them tea or coffee. I really don’t mind doing the drink round if I offer but find it very belittling when they ask me. It's my responsibility to get drinks for the group during meetings, but not all the time.
Today I was eating my lunch and still had my mouth full when my boss came in and said “I know you’re on lunch, but can I have a tea?â€Â. I made it but was too frustrated to even finish my lunch! I feel like they don’t see what I’m actually capable of and just see me as the run around.
Am I wrong for being frustrated? How can I get them to stop this?
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You say you are a personal assistant - is it part of your job to get the higher-ups coffee and tea?
– David K
46 mins ago
Related question, not a duplicate: Did I overreact to my boss asking me to get him coffee?
– David K
45 mins ago
1
Only during meetings (if we have people coming in to meet with the directors)
– Anonymous
42 mins ago
1
Just double checking, PA is personal assistant, right? It can stand for a lot of different things, including Physician's Assistant, which is a very different job.
– David K
36 mins ago
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I'm a personal assistant and have been at this company for over a year now. It really bugs me when directors interrupt me while I’m working to asking me to get them tea or coffee. I really don’t mind doing the drink round if I offer but find it very belittling when they ask me. It's my responsibility to get drinks for the group during meetings, but not all the time.
Today I was eating my lunch and still had my mouth full when my boss came in and said “I know you’re on lunch, but can I have a tea?â€Â. I made it but was too frustrated to even finish my lunch! I feel like they don’t see what I’m actually capable of and just see me as the run around.
Am I wrong for being frustrated? How can I get them to stop this?
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I'm a personal assistant and have been at this company for over a year now. It really bugs me when directors interrupt me while I’m working to asking me to get them tea or coffee. I really don’t mind doing the drink round if I offer but find it very belittling when they ask me. It's my responsibility to get drinks for the group during meetings, but not all the time.
Today I was eating my lunch and still had my mouth full when my boss came in and said “I know you’re on lunch, but can I have a tea?â€Â. I made it but was too frustrated to even finish my lunch! I feel like they don’t see what I’m actually capable of and just see me as the run around.
Am I wrong for being frustrated? How can I get them to stop this?
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You say you are a personal assistant - is it part of your job to get the higher-ups coffee and tea?
– David K
46 mins ago
Related question, not a duplicate: Did I overreact to my boss asking me to get him coffee?
– David K
45 mins ago
1
Only during meetings (if we have people coming in to meet with the directors)
– Anonymous
42 mins ago
1
Just double checking, PA is personal assistant, right? It can stand for a lot of different things, including Physician's Assistant, which is a very different job.
– David K
36 mins ago
add a comment |Â
1
You say you are a personal assistant - is it part of your job to get the higher-ups coffee and tea?
– David K
46 mins ago
Related question, not a duplicate: Did I overreact to my boss asking me to get him coffee?
– David K
45 mins ago
1
Only during meetings (if we have people coming in to meet with the directors)
– Anonymous
42 mins ago
1
Just double checking, PA is personal assistant, right? It can stand for a lot of different things, including Physician's Assistant, which is a very different job.
– David K
36 mins ago
1
1
You say you are a personal assistant - is it part of your job to get the higher-ups coffee and tea?
– David K
46 mins ago
You say you are a personal assistant - is it part of your job to get the higher-ups coffee and tea?
– David K
46 mins ago
Related question, not a duplicate: Did I overreact to my boss asking me to get him coffee?
– David K
45 mins ago
Related question, not a duplicate: Did I overreact to my boss asking me to get him coffee?
– David K
45 mins ago
1
1
Only during meetings (if we have people coming in to meet with the directors)
– Anonymous
42 mins ago
Only during meetings (if we have people coming in to meet with the directors)
– Anonymous
42 mins ago
1
1
Just double checking, PA is personal assistant, right? It can stand for a lot of different things, including Physician's Assistant, which is a very different job.
– David K
36 mins ago
Just double checking, PA is personal assistant, right? It can stand for a lot of different things, including Physician's Assistant, which is a very different job.
– David K
36 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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Eat your lunch elsewhere - out of sight. In the kitchen, if you have one. Or e.g. in a nearby park if you don't.
And yes, it's usually normal for people for whom you're a PA to ask you for tea/ coffee. If you're not ok with that you should search for another job.
My answer would we totally different if you weren't a PA just a random subordinate to these people of course. But PAs are normally responsible for "the logistics".
My answer holds even if it officially isn't part of your obligations, it's so minor that you probably don't want it to be the hill to die on.
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It's not that unusual for Personal Assistant roles to include such tasks as making drinks.
Asking while you're on your lunch break is not on in my opinion though - and I would say the same of any request to do a work task while you're obviously on a break.
Fortunately there is a work around for that situation at least - which is to eat lunch elsewhere. Should you have to in an ideal world? No. But this is the world we have and for some reason millions of people out there seem to translate "eating at desk" to mean "yes I'm accepting work requests at the moment".
I made it but was too frustrated to even finish my lunch!
Honestly while I understand and completely sympathize with your frustration I do think this is an over-reaction. If a small, albeit thoughtless action can get you worked up to that extent then you are going to be in for an extremely stressful life in the workplace!
I feel like they don’t see what I’m actually capable of and just see me as the run around. Baring in mind, they have to walk past the kitchen to come into my office to ask me...
I'm not trying to be harsh here.. but "run around" is pretty much the point of a Personal Assistant. It's not that they are incapable of doing the tasks they delegate to you, it's so that they can get on with doing the bits of their job that can't be delegated to an assistant.
Imagine you're the CEO of Acme Mega Corp and one of your execs tells you they haven't finished the Widget report that day because they ran out of time and you've seen them making tea and coffee. You are probably going to be wondering why you go to the expense of employing them a PA.
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2 Answers
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active
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down vote
Eat your lunch elsewhere - out of sight. In the kitchen, if you have one. Or e.g. in a nearby park if you don't.
And yes, it's usually normal for people for whom you're a PA to ask you for tea/ coffee. If you're not ok with that you should search for another job.
My answer would we totally different if you weren't a PA just a random subordinate to these people of course. But PAs are normally responsible for "the logistics".
My answer holds even if it officially isn't part of your obligations, it's so minor that you probably don't want it to be the hill to die on.
answered 46 mins ago
385703
4,9813734
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
Eat your lunch elsewhere - out of sight. In the kitchen, if you have one. Or e.g. in a nearby park if you don't.
And yes, it's usually normal for people for whom you're a PA to ask you for tea/ coffee. If you're not ok with that you should search for another job.
My answer would we totally different if you weren't a PA just a random subordinate to these people of course. But PAs are normally responsible for "the logistics".
My answer holds even if it officially isn't part of your obligations, it's so minor that you probably don't want it to be the hill to die on.
answered 46 mins ago
385703
4,9813734
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
Eat your lunch elsewhere - out of sight. In the kitchen, if you have one. Or e.g. in a nearby park if you don't.
And yes, it's usually normal for people for whom you're a PA to ask you for tea/ coffee. If you're not ok with that you should search for another job.
My answer would we totally different if you weren't a PA just a random subordinate to these people of course. But PAs are normally responsible for "the logistics".
My answer holds even if it officially isn't part of your obligations, it's so minor that you probably don't want it to be the hill to die on.
answered 46 mins ago
385703
4,9813734
Eat your lunch elsewhere - out of sight. In the kitchen, if you have one. Or e.g. in a nearby park if you don't.
And yes, it's usually normal for people for whom you're a PA to ask you for tea/ coffee. If you're not ok with that you should search for another job.
My answer would we totally different if you weren't a PA just a random subordinate to these people of course. But PAs are normally responsible for "the logistics".
My answer holds even if it officially isn't part of your obligations, it's so minor that you probably don't want it to be the hill to die on.
answered 46 mins ago
385703
4,9813734
edited 4 mins ago
answered 46 mins ago
385703
4,9813734
answered 46 mins ago
385703
4,9813734
answered 46 mins ago
385703
4,9813734
4,9813734
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
It's not that unusual for Personal Assistant roles to include such tasks as making drinks.
Asking while you're on your lunch break is not on in my opinion though - and I would say the same of any request to do a work task while you're obviously on a break.
Fortunately there is a work around for that situation at least - which is to eat lunch elsewhere. Should you have to in an ideal world? No. But this is the world we have and for some reason millions of people out there seem to translate "eating at desk" to mean "yes I'm accepting work requests at the moment".
I made it but was too frustrated to even finish my lunch!
Honestly while I understand and completely sympathize with your frustration I do think this is an over-reaction. If a small, albeit thoughtless action can get you worked up to that extent then you are going to be in for an extremely stressful life in the workplace!
I feel like they don’t see what I’m actually capable of and just see me as the run around. Baring in mind, they have to walk past the kitchen to come into my office to ask me...
I'm not trying to be harsh here.. but "run around" is pretty much the point of a Personal Assistant. It's not that they are incapable of doing the tasks they delegate to you, it's so that they can get on with doing the bits of their job that can't be delegated to an assistant.
Imagine you're the CEO of Acme Mega Corp and one of your execs tells you they haven't finished the Widget report that day because they ran out of time and you've seen them making tea and coffee. You are probably going to be wondering why you go to the expense of employing them a PA.
answered 30 mins ago
motosubatsu
35.3k1591144
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
It's not that unusual for Personal Assistant roles to include such tasks as making drinks.
Asking while you're on your lunch break is not on in my opinion though - and I would say the same of any request to do a work task while you're obviously on a break.
Fortunately there is a work around for that situation at least - which is to eat lunch elsewhere. Should you have to in an ideal world? No. But this is the world we have and for some reason millions of people out there seem to translate "eating at desk" to mean "yes I'm accepting work requests at the moment".
I made it but was too frustrated to even finish my lunch!
Honestly while I understand and completely sympathize with your frustration I do think this is an over-reaction. If a small, albeit thoughtless action can get you worked up to that extent then you are going to be in for an extremely stressful life in the workplace!
I feel like they don’t see what I’m actually capable of and just see me as the run around. Baring in mind, they have to walk past the kitchen to come into my office to ask me...
I'm not trying to be harsh here.. but "run around" is pretty much the point of a Personal Assistant. It's not that they are incapable of doing the tasks they delegate to you, it's so that they can get on with doing the bits of their job that can't be delegated to an assistant.
Imagine you're the CEO of Acme Mega Corp and one of your execs tells you they haven't finished the Widget report that day because they ran out of time and you've seen them making tea and coffee. You are probably going to be wondering why you go to the expense of employing them a PA.
answered 30 mins ago
motosubatsu
35.3k1591144
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
It's not that unusual for Personal Assistant roles to include such tasks as making drinks.
Asking while you're on your lunch break is not on in my opinion though - and I would say the same of any request to do a work task while you're obviously on a break.
Fortunately there is a work around for that situation at least - which is to eat lunch elsewhere. Should you have to in an ideal world? No. But this is the world we have and for some reason millions of people out there seem to translate "eating at desk" to mean "yes I'm accepting work requests at the moment".
I made it but was too frustrated to even finish my lunch!
Honestly while I understand and completely sympathize with your frustration I do think this is an over-reaction. If a small, albeit thoughtless action can get you worked up to that extent then you are going to be in for an extremely stressful life in the workplace!
I feel like they don’t see what I’m actually capable of and just see me as the run around. Baring in mind, they have to walk past the kitchen to come into my office to ask me...
I'm not trying to be harsh here.. but "run around" is pretty much the point of a Personal Assistant. It's not that they are incapable of doing the tasks they delegate to you, it's so that they can get on with doing the bits of their job that can't be delegated to an assistant.
Imagine you're the CEO of Acme Mega Corp and one of your execs tells you they haven't finished the Widget report that day because they ran out of time and you've seen them making tea and coffee. You are probably going to be wondering why you go to the expense of employing them a PA.
answered 30 mins ago
motosubatsu
35.3k1591144
It's not that unusual for Personal Assistant roles to include such tasks as making drinks.
Asking while you're on your lunch break is not on in my opinion though - and I would say the same of any request to do a work task while you're obviously on a break.
Fortunately there is a work around for that situation at least - which is to eat lunch elsewhere. Should you have to in an ideal world? No. But this is the world we have and for some reason millions of people out there seem to translate "eating at desk" to mean "yes I'm accepting work requests at the moment".
I made it but was too frustrated to even finish my lunch!
Honestly while I understand and completely sympathize with your frustration I do think this is an over-reaction. If a small, albeit thoughtless action can get you worked up to that extent then you are going to be in for an extremely stressful life in the workplace!
I feel like they don’t see what I’m actually capable of and just see me as the run around. Baring in mind, they have to walk past the kitchen to come into my office to ask me...
I'm not trying to be harsh here.. but "run around" is pretty much the point of a Personal Assistant. It's not that they are incapable of doing the tasks they delegate to you, it's so that they can get on with doing the bits of their job that can't be delegated to an assistant.
Imagine you're the CEO of Acme Mega Corp and one of your execs tells you they haven't finished the Widget report that day because they ran out of time and you've seen them making tea and coffee. You are probably going to be wondering why you go to the expense of employing them a PA.
answered 30 mins ago
motosubatsu
35.3k1591144
answered 30 mins ago
motosubatsu
35.3k1591144
answered 30 mins ago
motosubatsu
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answered 30 mins ago
motosubatsu
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1
You say you are a personal assistant - is it part of your job to get the higher-ups coffee and tea?
– David K
46 mins ago
Related question, not a duplicate: Did I overreact to my boss asking me to get him coffee?
– David K
45 mins ago
1
Only during meetings (if we have people coming in to meet with the directors)
– Anonymous
42 mins ago
1
Just double checking, PA is personal assistant, right? It can stand for a lot of different things, including Physician's Assistant, which is a very different job.
– David K
36 mins ago