// the respect thing...
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are you respected at work?
For the most part yes.do they listen?
Yes and No
do they take you as full?
Yesand how did you get there?
I work as a Receptionist at a mid sized law firm in Chicago, got the job through temping at this firm. While in such a position, it's a little easy to feel bottom of the barrel in the scheme of things, I see it as having tremendous responsibility, and such that doing my job well will bring respect, and has brought respect from all ranges of people here-staff, Associate Attorneys, Partners, Managing Partner.
As I see it, I'm responsible for our phones for over 120 employees in two offices (about 80 in our downtown office where I am) normal stuff like sending faxes, routing faxes, keeping track of people, dealing with clients in the office, and probably the most difficult-knowing the quirks and work nature of everyone who works here.
It would be easy to say "It's just a reception job" but if you feel good for the fact that you're a very integral part of the workday for everyone where you work, people depend on you and have high expectations of you, then it's worthwhile and enjoyable. I work with really wonderful people and it's a pretty fun place to work as well. (Some law firms are like a nightmare, so I've heard)
We're getting a ping pong table, fooseball and electronic darts by week's end! :D