How many hats do you wear at work

Some people have simple jobs with straightforward responsibilities, or they're self-employed and there is only one hat - the boss.

Some of us aren't that lucky. In my job I have to wear multiple hats, sometimes more than one at a time. I've been in meetings where I ruled myself out of order.

A few weeks ago I was wearing five hats.

• UNIX dude
  
• standards authority
  
• NT support guy
  
• business unit representative
  
• network god
  

I just resigned from my many-hatted job. Too much stress, not enough reward (financially and otherwise).

1. I am their Director of Continuing Education (adult evening classes)
2. Facilites coordinator (schedule the use of all district buildings and fields after hours and weekends)
3. Public Relations specialist -- send out news releases, write and desktop publish all publications including monthly newsletters, a yearly calendar, two annual state required reports, budget information brochures, district policy booklets, etc.
4. I am the central copying supervisor
5. I coordinate services for gifted students, including coordinating a number of academic competitions
6. I am the drama club advisor
7. I am an Odyssey of the Mind coach
8. I am a free-lance writer covering two other school districts
9. A single parent of two teens.
10. The only child living near my 83 year old mom
11. I have a dog.

And I hate writing it all out because it makes me tired just looking at that list!
:crazy:

but I'm also everyone's spelling and grammar checker, trivia queen and all-around office know-it-all (according to my boss, anyway).

people like you must wonder how people like me can make a living writing!
I can write, I just can't spell!

The round, white one like the guy on the cracker jacks box.
A black one, called a 'garrison cap', with my rank on the front left side.
A dark blue ballcap, with the name of my ship on it.
And, while we're in the yards, a light blue hard hat.
Off work, I wear a wide brimed Australian 'Digger' type, to keep the sun off my face, ears and neck.

So let's count the hats:

accts. rec.
accts. payable
payroll
personnel/human resources/benefits
purchasing
shipping/receiving
taxes
boss' pers. bkpr too.
facilities maint. & repair

But I'm paid well, I'm self-directed & managing (no one really tells me what to do), I have a great view and get to surf DU all the livelong day.

So, no major complaints.

ha ha ...a little punchy today!

But my position (process technician/supervisor) is famous for being one of the ones upper management thinks can always use more responsibility.

1) Technical writer/procedural writer
2) In-house editing/usage consultant
3) Data entry clerk
4) QAQC clerk
5) Office clerk
6) Receptionist when the boss isn't there
7) Researcher
9) Others as necessary...

I am overworked, underpaid, and definitely underappreciated. I don't think my boss realizes how lucky he is to have someone who is basically a "utility infielder": Any job he wants to put me on, I can do. Too bad for him I'm looking for a new job...