Is it appropriate for a supervisor to ask you to sign THEIR name?

Question

Whenever I have been asked to type anything up for anyone they always proofread it and then add their signature, but one of the supervisors has asked me to sign their name.
Even on invoices.
When other department heads ask me to write out an invoice or any request for their department THEY sign their name because they are the ones requesting it, not me.
This supervisor says they just don't like their own handwriting but that doesn't hold any water, in my opinion. There must be hundreds of instances where they must use their signature outside of work.

Answer 1

On invoices and letters the proper way to do it is this.

Example their name is Mark Mitchell and yours is Lisa Lemon

On a Letter write his name and double space and enter

MM/ll that shows everyone you signed it for him but is away of it.

On invoices his name and then /ll after it.

That cover any libaility you have and it falls square back on him as he has allowed you to sign his name.

Answer 2

Who cares? It's their name you're signing, not yours. So they're still liable for anything that you are signing for. Actually, my old boss used to get me to do the same thing, even on some invoices, like you said. He was just busy and didn't want to take the time to sign all the stuff. As far as proofreading goes, maybe he trusts that you are doing your job well as far as grammar and writing are concerned.

Answer 3

This is a very bad practice. Start telling him he needs to sign his own invoices.

If something happens the first question is going to be "You signed the invoice" And if they turn out to be a jerk he is going to deny signing it and blame you for forging his signature. Then you will be out a job due to forgery.

Answer 4

Actually, my research contradicts what others have said. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a web source for you, but I looked this up a few years ago and found that it is persmissible to authorize another person to make the physical marking of a signature; the "signer's" intention is what is important. I looked this up when I was the reader for a blind person who, out of convenience, liked for me to sign documents for her. (The answer I found was not specific to blind people.)

The only problem may come later, if your supervisor decides to pretend that s/he never authorized you to sign the documents. S/he could lie as a way of getting out of any trouble the documents caused, or as a way of justifying your firing.

Answer 5

Sign your name and print the word "for" next to his typed or printed signature block. That is the appropriate way to sign for someone else.

This is common practice in many offices.

Answer 6

My boss has asked me on a few occasions to sign his name, but I always tell him I am not comfortable doing it. Now he is having me order a signature stamp to use in lieu of him signing everything. I'm not totally cool with that either, but he is the boss.

Answer 7

No, that is called forgery and is illegal. Tell your supervisor to sign his/her own paperwork as by signing it they are taking responsibility for the contents therein. If you sign that papers you can be held accountable for any discrepency and will become the fall-guy for the supervisor.

Answer 8

those human beings would desire to apply your call. it incredibly is a job requirement. a super type of those telephone calls are taped so the supervisors can hear to them and confirm the worker is asserting what they're meant to assert. same with airlines, they'd desire to assert it. they think of human beings like it and it will shop them coming back.

Answer 9

No! You will be the one that has to defend the lawsuit when he says, "That's not my signature!"!!!!