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Total chaos. Even when we were 20 people in an office folks coming in for interviews or to fix the WiFi/Coffee machine/plumbing would either be totally lost, o

Total chaos. Even when we were 20 people in an office folks coming in for interviews or to fix the WiFi/Coffee machine/plumbing would either be totally lost, or the person sitting near the door would be significantly burdened with constant distraction and less able to perform their primary function. Furthermore no one would set up those maintenance tasks because they’re focused on the product not on making sure the office is functioning properly.

bilbo0s 8y ago
>Furthermore no one would set up those maintenance tasks because they’re focused on the product not on making sure the office is functioning properly.... Hmm. Not trying to get in between you guys arguing, but I'm just throwing this out there because I thought possibly it might help. Maybe you guys aren't really disagreeing so much as using different language for different positions? Just from my point of view, it SOUNDS like what you are describing is more of an Office Manager. So maybe in some organizations Office Manager is the same as Receptionist in terms of job title? (I do hope you were PAYING that person at the level of an Office Manager though, and not a simple receptionist. That's kind of shady if you weren't, because that person was doing a great deal of work.)
- close04 8y ago
  Imagine you work in a building of 5000+ people. What happens when dozens of interview candidates walks in? Or just dozens of visitors? Or when someone calls the company's contact phone? The actual tasks may vary depending on the company, and probably so will the job title or pay (for the very same tasks). But the job is very much real and someone will do it no matter what you call it. Some tasks may be more BS than others. But how many jobs would be considered BS in the author's vision that either they can be done by someone else or not at all because they involve addressing activities that should have been done perfect from the beginning? He's obviously aiming for controversy because controversy sells.

bilbo0s 8y ago

>Furthermore no one would set up those maintenance tasks because they’re focused on the product not on making sure the office is functioning properly.... Hmm. Not trying to get in between you guys arguing, but I'm just throwing this out there because I thought possibly it might help. Maybe you guys aren't really disagreeing so much as using different language for different positions? Just from my point of view, it SOUNDS like what you are describing is more of an Office Manager. So maybe in some organizations Office Manager is the same as Receptionist in terms of job title? (I do hope you were PAYING that person at the level of an Office Manager though, and not a simple receptionist. That's kind of shady if you weren't, because that person was doing a great deal of work.)

close04 8y ago
Imagine you work in a building of 5000+ people. What happens when dozens of interview candidates walks in? Or just dozens of visitors? Or when someone calls the company's contact phone? The actual tasks may vary depending on the company, and probably so will the job title or pay (for the very same tasks). But the job is very much real and someone will do it no matter what you call it. Some tasks may be more BS than others. But how many jobs would be considered BS in the author's vision that either they can be done by someone else or not at all because they involve addressing activities that should have been done perfect from the beginning? He's obviously aiming for controversy because controversy sells.