How fitting that I decide to start this blog on Administrative Professionals Day? Apparently this admin has some time on her hands.

A little about me, I suppose. I'm an admin. Aside from big burly construction workers, celebrities, and large financial institutions, admins are the backbone of this country. Working ever tirelessly to ensure that one piece of paper with what is more than likely a meaningless bit of information is moved carefully from one spot in the office to another. We calculate figures in our already too full brains, fix office equipment, develop systems for efficiency and ensure that you can get out to your tennis match on time with everything you'll need for the day. We're like nurses without the blood and guts ( but the truth is, sometimes blood and guts factor into the day). We're here to take care of you and to ensure that at the end of the say, your business is still running smoothly and that profit( if that's your reason for being in business) is up.

I didn't grow up wanting to be an admin. Like St. Pam of Scranton would say " What little girl dreams of being a receptionist?"but life is funny and here I sit, in my cubicle, proudly wearing the hat of an admin. I'm really good at what I do and I don't mind being the backbone of this little operation. So why start a blog called The Angry Admin?

Got a minute?

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As noted in the beginning of this post, today is Administrative Professionals Day. Its the day when you are to shower your administrative staff with love for having spent the past year keeping your business up and running. Customary tokens of appreciation include flowers, candy, gift cards, lunch, cards, and so on. At the very least, you should look your admin in the eye and say "Hey, thanks for keeping things going here. Thanks for working so hard at a job that you are more than likely under-compensated for. Thanks for the professionalism and the hard work, and more importantly, thanks for ensuring that I stay in business just a little longer ". This did not happen today. In fact, not only did I not receive so much as a thanks, I ended up with more work on my desk. While others around me enjoyed their little bit of recognition, I sat, stewing in my admin sorrows until I decided that enough was enough.

So here I am, the angry admin, ready to vent my frustrations to the world. I'm sure I'm not the only one.