Is your job ever demeaning?

Question

For instance, I'm an editor, and I've been asked to create labels for the cabinets in our break room. I feel so incredibly insulted having been asked to do this! Do any of you get asked to do these "administrative" types of things when you're clearly at a much higher level?

Answer 1

Yes. It happens to all of us.

Ask yourself whether you are as likely a candidate for these tasks as anyone else. For example, if there is a college intern, then that person should do it. If it is either you or your boss, then you should do it.

I am a senior vice president, and I still do some low level stuff, but sometimes I am the most likely candidate to do them.

Answer 2

Clearly you have some free time on your hands.

"Do any of you get asked to do these "administrative" types of things when you're clearly at a much higher level?"

Yes. I water and spruce up all the office plants before I go home every friday evening. It's my contribution to making the office environment more pleasant for everyone here.

Answer 3

Well no but I had something happen to me at an older job that I realised was not very good. i worked at a shoe store. The only male there was the manager. He hit on me and a few of the other girls. Come to find out that he hired all the girls to work because he knew guys would buy shoes from pretty girls.

Answer 4

You're an editor with time to be on Yahoo Answers. Go edit something if you're that important.

Answer 5

A lot of it depends on the size of the organization you work in. In a small place, sometimes everybody has to pitch in and help.

Answer 6

yeah they are being disrespectful. you can sue but on the grounds of what??? i know of a famous case. a black woman who had an executive position for the Mets. She sued them because they had her making cereal and bringing coffee to the other execs. email me direct with more details and I will see what you can do. I have been there done that know of this and that and the other so to speak!