It seems like everyone views admins as replaceable. How do you advocate for the value you bring?

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I talk about taking time off and they flip out. They don't even know how to order the coffee

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Cue me having to come in at 7am the day after Thanksgiving to turn on and manage the expresso machine for the 3 execs who decided to "pop" in for a bit at my last role

If you’re really in their business, it is annoying to replace you. They would just have to train someone else and maybe pay them even more. It’s easier for them to keep you on and keep you happy.

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I do my job and do it well. If someone can't recognize that, I ask for feedback on what they wish I would do that I'm currently not. Maybe I have an inflated sense of how good I am, or maybe they are just hard to please. But if I don't have that communication, how will I know? Thankfully, I really am good at what I do, and my worth has always been recognized. Sometimes a little too much 😂 I was considered so irreplaceable by an exec once that I was blocked from furthering my career in the company because they didn't want to lose me. They lost me anyway because of it when I left the company.

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ANY job is replaceable. If you enjoy what you do, do it very well and have great rapport with your bosses and teams then that is the value you bring.

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Geezus, sounds like they don't appreciate you at all. Time to move on, baby!
All the companies I've been with celebrate Administrative Professionals Day, with flowers or chocolates, to show their appreciation. We've actually had a manager for us Admins, so they took us very seriously. I'm sorry you're going through this, not cool. You are Worthy. We're so important, please don't forget.
I would update your resume and chunk deuces ✌️
Never stay we're you are treated less then.

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