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RIF - Admin Staff |
| Message Name: |
In an Ideal World |
| Date Posted: |
12/25/2005 |
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I did my own admin for my first 2 years as MD - and it was pretty stupid in retrospect. I can't believe how much time I spent calendaring, T&E, invoicing, etc etc. I work insane hours as it is - spending even a few on anything that can be handed off is just dumb. Instead I should be active on big-ticket issues, mentoring, negotiations, etc.
Does anyone here really thing it's too much to spend $20/hr for admin help against a common $10MM annual MD revenue+sales target? I've read a lot of ignorant crap here but this is just so foolish.
The parent article uses the term "personal concierge" - that's exactly right - anything I can have my admin do, she should do - I'm not wasting the time saved; I'm working.
And of course it's just as dumb not to provide support for our staff. Throw receipts into a mailer, scribble a timesheet, and send it all off to someone making $4/hr to enter it - use the time for work or relaxation, either way it's great ROI for BE. |
| Message: |
You make some good points. But the premise is reducing admin staff not eliminating it completely, in an environment where we are struggling to survive. It's not clear that reducing an MDs admin support will correlate with a reduction in sales goals.
Having an unlimited number of admins to do clerical work, would definitely be the case, in an ideal world. In fact, we all would love an admin to do our T&Es as well as the multitude of clerical work on our engagements, but it's not possible to support such resources in this environment.
In addition, off-loading responsibilities to low paid resources, is what has most likely led to our reporting issues. Although these seem like trivial tasks, they have high consequences if performed inaccurately and with proper control.
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