Message #61578

[gee4]

Rain,

I appreciate we all started out at the bottom, but I have always been a real stickler for accuracy and procedures....maybe it's me being anal as a Virgo, who knows!  Has your assistant got a probationery period tied into her contract?  If so, then use that to emphasise the need for her to get to grips with office procedures etc. and indicate that a review will take place in 3 or 6 months, whatever is appropriate.

If not, then use it as an excuse, mainly for her to understand that she has to be employed long enough to prove herself before she takes on additional duties and responsibilities, and also for you to maintain her progress ie. is she progressing?  is she coping?  can she multi-task?  can she be relied upon?  can she manage a project?

I would say it can take years to move up the ladder but if you show willing and do a good job, then and only then, will you be given more responsibility.  After being in my current job a few months, I was given more tasks.  Even in the past couple of months, I have been given more responsibility.  It's a two-way process, do a good job and you will be trusted with more.  Prove yourself and you will be relied upon.

I cannot believe she is expecting to run before she can walk.  Why don't you even go out of your way to show the mistakes she is making and indicate if she is willing to take more time to improve these little things, that she may be trusted with more in due course.

Good luck!