How do you get the most out of your office assistant?

Now i have one office assist and she does do work but after a while she has no work to do and i am paying her to drink coffee. How can i utalise her time so she is doing work most of the time btw she works 10 -3 mon - fri



Hi Ross,


How r you doing buddy? I had told you already about getting work done from your assistant now that you have already got an assistant so organise a chart for her and ask her to check the boxes and report you make a chart where you can get your work done whatever it is now read the full answer from here:


Make a chart which has lot of work if she cannot complete that means it was beyond her limit. But check how much work was remaining if it was 20% continue on that chart she will get used to it.If its more than this than reduce the work and observe for 15 days or so again dont look for 100% completion she must have some pending work to start with the next day in the earlier stage.She will keep on getting comfortable and will have enough work now if she finishes off her work early after sometime dont get a negative thinking be a good Boss and dont Boss around.If you find her troubled or disturbed for much time reduce the work dont exploit or be selfish.Thats not our style.Put her in an easy position where she enjoys work and not consider as a burden.remember deal fairly with your employees they will give u their best.




First of all, don%26#039;t assume she%26#039;s slacking off - it sounds like you%26#039;re not delegating effectively. She is a good assistant if she is getting her work done - she just needs to speak up %26amp; ask what else she can do when she%26#039;s finished. Don%26#039;t just assume she can%26#039;t handle more involved projects or tasks without asking her. If you don%26#039;t have anything she can work on, then ask someone else in the office if they%26#039;ve got something they need help on that she can do when she%26#039;s not busy with your stuff.




I have never sat around drinking coffee while at work. I can always find something to file, organize, update phone book, notes, clean, dust. Research other competing companies and get statistics. Have her write up a detailed description of her job. Purge files. You have not given any details to the type of job it is so I can%26#039;t be specific.


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