I think you need an assistant msbelle.
funny. I was just explaining to someone yesterday that since I was hired in Feb., 10 people have been added to this department and we have absorbed the work of an admin who left another department. NO support staff have been added.
Speaking of craziness. The company I work for had it's best year EVER last year. They are on track to meet that this year despite some struggles. Meanwhile, we are currently on hiring neutral, no additions to what is budgetted. ALSO, all departments were asked this week to cut CURRENT year budget by 5%. 2012, the year we are over halfway through, cut 5%. Stuff in Europe must be bleeding money, because things in the US are pretty much on target, still it is semi-austerity at least in some areas here - the company still reimburses for booze on business trip and people like my big boss still travel way over 50% ove the time (when video conference equipment could be used for some of that).