Scenario Four

Your supervisor is very absentminded. They frequently interrupt you to locate letters, files, and other materials. The supervisor always thinks that you have the material but after much wasted time, they turn up either in his office or in the office of another supervisor to whom the literature has been loaned. How can you organize this supervisor?

Scenario Five

An administrative assistant discovered that when the supervisor was out, another employee was entering the boss’s office through the back door and looking through the personnel files kept on the desk. The administrative assistant spoke to the worker about the prying but it continued. As the administrative assistant, what would you do?

Scenario Six

Pat is ambitious and responsible. However, the two other administrative assistants she works with are unmotivated and have a different view of their jobs. For instance, when she stays late to finish an assignment, they make fun of her and say no one will appreciate the extra effort. How can Pat communicate high standards to the co-workers?