Hi all,
Monday morning is looming like a big dark cloud. Where I work is developing new departments throughout the whole hospital, I get asked daily (almost) for admin/secretarial input which I do try to accommodate through I think a reluctance on my part to 'just say no', I have a full time secretarial position and am quite honestly feeling like the department MUG, and that my desk is the known dumping ground! How do/would you deal with this? I am I think quite assertive, well maybe not assertive but certaily not a doormat personality but do have a problem with saying NO, I can't possibly take on more work, especially to professionals and managers. Any advice at all would be gratefully received, I already do the 'oh put it on my list and I will get round to it if I have time', and 'I do already have a full time job you know' but still it is me that people come to, I wouldn't be so miffed if they went to my colleague as well or even just left things on her desk as they do to me but that doesn't seem to happen as she is very aloof and stern looking..... is this the way to go? don;t smile or be pleasant to anyone and then I would be left alone to do my job??? My Manager has instructed me to just say NO, but the
Monday morning is looming like a big dark cloud. Where I work is developing new departments throughout the whole hospital, I get asked daily (almost) for admin/secretarial input which I do try to accommodate through I think a reluctance on my part to 'just say no', I have a full time secretarial position and am quite honestly feeling like the department MUG, and that my desk is the known dumping ground! How do/would you deal with this? I am I think quite assertive, well maybe not assertive but certaily not a doormat personality but do have a problem with saying NO, I can't possibly take on more work, especially to professionals and managers. Any advice at all would be gratefully received, I already do the 'oh put it on my list and I will get round to it if I have time', and 'I do already have a full time job you know' but still it is me that people come to, I wouldn't be so miffed if they went to my colleague as well or even just left things on her desk as they do to me but that doesn't seem to happen as she is very aloof and stern looking..... is this the way to go? don;t smile or be pleasant to anyone and then I would be left alone to do my job??? My Manager has instructed me to just say NO, but the
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