Profesional Admin Day

Ahh, it's my favorite day of the year. Professional Admin Day. It's like Christmas for us receptionists. We wake up, get to go to work and get showered in a million warm wishes, flowers, presents, maybe some chocolates and the best - a big ol' pat on the back from the boss while she tells us just how much she - and the company - appreciates you.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!!

I can't even type that without laughing. What a world it would if that actually happened for me. But then again, if things were that awesome at work, I most likely wouldn't be blogging and all of your lives wouldn't be sweetened by stories.

So today, a florist truck pulled up outside and the driver came in carrying the biggest box ever of flowers. There were 6 bouquets inside and immediately my spirits lifted. Maybe they would remember me this year, maybe this would be the year that I got acknowledged and got flowers like the rest of the admins/executive assistants in the building!

While scanning all the cards, I sighed. Totally bummed. The flowers were for the rest of the E.A's, and 2 of them recently had titles changed and aren't really even considered E.A's anymore. What the hell.

So what did I do? I immediately opened the nearest card to see who they were from. Yup, HR. Well F you, HR! You did it again! Last year they had an administration luncheon, and I learned about since I manage all the conference rooms calendars. Naturally, instead of just sulking in private, I marched right up to the girl in HR that reserved the room and asked her just what the dilly was. Why wasn't I invited? And wasn't this day called RECEPTIONIST'S day before it became PC and changed to Admin day? Her response was classic. She didn't know why I wasn't invited, and unfortunately they didn't have another "boxed" lunch for me. (It was from a catering place that does individual sandwiches and presents each in a bag). But don't worry, go pick a place, and HR will buy me a lunch.

Um, no thank you. You missed the entire point. I left there thinking there would be no way they would forget me this year. Wrong.
To top it off, this month at my work April is considered "Employee Appreciation Month". They do fun things as have a breakfast for the entire company and have "appreciation days" which basically we're just allowed to wear jeans, which everyone absolutely loves. One of the recent appreciation days was buy your coworker a brownie day. Sounds silly, but again, we all love it. This year they passed out the brownies to be delivered on Admin Day. I should totally be getting one this year, if anything, at least from my boss. Nope! Bill and I even had a contest of who get more, and he unfortunately won. I got 2, both from co-workers, none from my boss.

With my day looking like a repeat of last year, when I returned
to my desk I had to smile. There at my desk was flowers, for me, from my amazing sister. Her card was the best part, it read - and I quote - "To the best F-ing admin ever! I hope you have a great day!"

I may not be appreciated and recognized at work, but it's nice to know I am loved - even if it is by family. I still got to leave work holding flowers, having people ask me what they were for.

So take that, work!