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TEDx speaker and bestselling author of Be the Ultimate Assistant, Bonnie Low-Kramen is committed to bridging the gaps between executives and the administrativestaff in the workplace. Based on 1,000+ interviews, Bonnie’s new book about the workplace is called Staff Matters and will be published in early 2023.
At the completion of the first initiative, I will present the guide to other administrativestaff in my association to get them on board. A few of my direct manager’s comments on my administrative procedures binder were: ‘A very impressive piece of work!’ ‘I I do not know of any document like it in the association.
Previous adminstrative staff were even tasked with making him coffee every morning. His expectations of administrativestaff seem very outdated, more like 1950 than 2021. What matters is whether the federal government categorizes your job as what’s called “exempt” or “non-exempt.”
As a member of administrativestaff, I often feel looked down on and patronized, which makes it hard for me to bond with the other team members who are “above” us. My partner also assumes I hate my job, as though it’s a matter of course. (He He is also, in my opinion, an excessive complainer!).
As an environ- mental activist, I organized an anti-racism workshop for all campaign and administrativestaff in my organization. Not only participants, but reactive state and federal governments have resisted anti-racism initiatives by challenging and banning education about systemic racism. There were some tears.
Jackson works for a mid-sized government organization and was recently promoted to a program manager position. He will coordinate the work of several professionals, and also manage a couple of administrativestaff members, Abigail and Cynthia. It’s possible that she’s not part of the problem, but it’s also possible that she is.
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