I apologize in advance for the feminist rant that's about to ensue:
I'm the only woman that works in our office...all the rest are men. Sadly my male co-workers are under the misguided impression that because I'm the only female in the office, I must be the one who will do their administrative tasks or even personal errands for them.
"Will you book my flight?"...."Could you take this to accounting for me?"...."Would you mind faxing this for me?" I even had a co-worker ask me to pick up his suit from the dry-cleaners. I have nothing against secretaries, its just that, well, I'M NOT A SECRETARY. We NEED a secretary in our office, but my boss refuses to hire one.
In the meantime, whenever a co-worker comes to me with a clerical request, I just point to my degree hanging on the wall. They usually get the hint....
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