Rant (short one, I promise)

Our assistant has vastly improved her skills (translation: she no longer tells people that my boss is in the bathroom and can't come to the phone, even if she is), even though there was a minor set-back yesterday when she ERASED our client database (yeah, I know... the difference between "save" and "save as" is a pretty tricky business... at least we have a tape back-up system on our computers). I'm getting to the point where I actually trust her enough to give her things to do, however...

Why is it when I give her things to do, they conveniently end up on the bottom of the pile? Just because I have only been a lawyer for approximately 4 days, 4 hours and 14 minutes does NOT mean that my stuff is any less important than our boss's!! I realize that I haven't been in the habit of giving her anything (because I usually do things myself rather than having to give them to someone else who may or may not do it correctly), but I'm doing it now, and she better get used to it. If I give you something marked "important" or "Please do ASAP' I'm not kidding around. It does not mean, "please do something mindless like printing labels for our holiday cards instead" or "Please go make some of your no meat, no dairy, soy enhanced "food" and eat it rather than working". It means get on your horse and get the work done, no matter who gave it to you. There's a new sherriff in town. Deal with it.

-ry