Job Responsibilities
General Assistance to Chairman:
Telephone, email, general correspondence 20 hrs/week
Other misc. admin (mail, errands, etc.) 2 hrs/week
Supervision of Company store and miscellaneous employee
entertainment benefits (tickets, etc) 4 hrs/week
Provide misc. assistance to branch offices (Office Managers and
Administration (provide information on company policies
and 'directory assistance', etc.) 4 hrs/week
Employee gifts and other PR efforts 2 hrs/week
Misc. other - .5 hrs/week
Preparations for Board Meetings - 4 to 6 hrs. quarterly
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Uppers
Interaction with Chairman, Board of Directors, and other regular contacts
Managing gift giving efforts - especially acknowledging new babies
Interaction with employees at all levels - developing friendships
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Downers
Managing company store (very painful at times)
Managing employee perks - few ever seem happy or appreciative
(can't win)
Watching top level managers set poor examples - VERY painful for
me. (This does not include my supervisor, the Chairman, who is
wonderful, selfless person.)
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Lifestyle
Although our headquarters are very elegant, our dress code is fairly relaxed. I
wear office casual everyday except for quarterly Board meetings. I feel fortunate
in that I can work a shortened schedule (32 hrs/week) without jeapardizing my
job. This includes some telecommuting and occassionally some weekend hours but
it's all good as long as I can keep up with my work demands. The company social
events I attend are occassional business dinners at Office Manager and Officer
meetings with spouses included (optional), annual holiday and summer picnic
events.
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Compensation
$30 per hour. Occassional bonuses. Wonderful benefits - 100%
company-paid medical/dental/vision insurance for me and my
family, company-paid life insurance, discounted supplemental
life insurance, 8 paid holidays, 4 weeks paid vacation/per
year. ESOP stock awarded annually. 401k plan with company
matching. Cafeteria plan with administration fees company-
paid.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Engineering is certain to continue to be a growing industry. It
is still a fairly male-dominated industry and companies
desperately need female (as well as minority) candidates to fill
open positions, so it's a field with many opportunities for
those individuals as well as your basic garden-variety caucasian
male.
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