In HR it's very common to move up from admin to manager. Typically you get a bright young thing right out of college, let them do the admin stuff. If they're ambitious and good at it they'll be allowed to do more HR or recruiting or Benefits work. Then they move up when the opportunity arises or take a lateral position that's designed to move up (more responsibilities than a straight admin, say an HR Coordinator, or Analyst, or Benefits Analyst etc.)
However, there is some work sexism involved with this since HR is hugely dominated by women. I went to some HR conferences where it was probably 95% women. It was considered extremely unusual in my last firm that my boss hired two men as assistants.
But all the women managers I've known in legal HR started as secretaries and admins.
Jesse, I had some homemade laundry soap that was made with baking soda and it left baking soda all over my dark clothes. I had to rinse them twice. I would go for shampoo. Or nothing at all.
Because I feel like that is something I could do, but it seems silly to get the masters in library science if I couldn't actually get a job.
I have to say, I know lots of people with librarian degrees in a variety of fields...lots in RM, archives (though that is now more hiring people graduating with AS degrees), web development, and I even know a couple who started out as Gov't researchers and became policy analysts. There is a lot of flexibility within the profession, depending on the classes and other experience you have.
Jesse, I had some homemade laundry soap that was made with baking soda and it left baking soda all over my dark clothes.
Too late! I am hoping for the best.
My little sis has her MA in English and her MLS, and she hasn't gotten a FT library gig in the...4 years? since she got her MLS.
Granted, she wants to stay in the area (and, um, I think she has sent out maybe 15 resumes, @@ getouttyercomfortzone, sis) but still.)
She has two master's and is an assistant manager at Border's where she has worked for 15 years, and she makes less than 20K. That is crazycakes to me.
Granted, I have 2 master's too, and make about $900 a month, adjuncting. Ambition, perhaps, does not run strongly in our family. Geekery, yes.
Okay I've Googled soap nuts and know what it mean a if my nuts are sticky though I boggle that no one rewrote that before sticking it in the FAQ. Speak to me of your soap nut experience, Jessica?
OMG bored. Why is it that my best friends always work opposite schedules from me? I love alone time in moderation, but I get bored without some social time.
If someone doesn't save me, I may be forced to clean out my closets.
Victory! At least, there was no bubble explosion, my clothes smell good, and they don't have baking soda still on them.
In utterly shallow news that makes me SOOOOO happy...the archives for Domino magazine, which I really, really, unhealthily loved, will be back online in a while. Someone else here has to share that love, I know.
They'll be att brides.com, which is majorly WTF? But I don't care. I saved every copy of that magazine that I had, but am missing several, and it makes me so excited!
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My sister had her ultrasound today. I'm gonna get another niece!
