HR Tasks

ray a

We in smaller companies must wear more than one hat. How many of you, in addition to your traditional HR duties, also are responsible for washing dishes at work?

Paul in Cannon Beach

Umm.. that would be me Ray. You left off waiting tables, cleaning rooms, and scooping ice cream.

Its actually a cutting edge management style called "MBDEY" or "Management By Doing Everything Yourself".

ray a

We used to have breakfast meetings with selected ee's and someone had to clean afterward. I did my share of dish washing.

LarryC

I wash the coffee pots.

ray a

I've made the coffee twice.

LarryC

Oh yeah, I make coffee too. I also take care of all the environmental compliance, right now I'm writing a QA manual, I've done some engineering design work, and I have the finance dept reporting to me. That plus HR Manager for 90 employees.

The puck stops here.

NaeNae55

Everyone, including the President, takes a turn at kitchen duty here. You must wipe down counters and tables, clean any dishes in the sink (most people clean up after themselves), and rinse out the coffee pots every day during your week of kitchen duty. Fridays you have to clean out the fridge and take home the dishtowels for washing.

In addition to HR, I do payroll, payables, billing, collection, deposits and payment posting, journal entries and financial statements. I am responsible for all assets, all purchasing, record retention, administration of our retirement plan, benefits, taxes, and the safety of our employees (not necessarily in that order). I am sure I left a few out, but you get the drift.

Nae

HRinNH

Nae, I know an nice, talented, young-at-heart office manager with buco experience who is looking to relocate x:D

NaeNae55

But then what would I do????

HRinNH

We could get the work done in 1/2 the time and spend the other 1/2 shopping! Yeah!

LarryC

Nae, you've got ME beat.

Hey can I ask you: Your kitchen detail, is that part a 5-S culture. We are in the infant stages of 5-S and I'm just curious.

NaeNae55

Call me stupid. What is a 5-S culture?

I guess that means no, we are not. x:D


Nae

HRinGA

We have coffee meetings every month with employees and the president. Yours truly has to provide doughnuts and coffee each month and clean up afterwards. At least I get a few free doughnuts every month. x:9

neveradull

Other duties not related to HR include facilites manager, telecommunications, and a Food Service operation that prepares about 200,000 meals a year. So on occasion I have not only washed dishes but also pots and pans. Fortunately, for our customers, I haven't been tasked to cook yet.

HRinNH

Office Manager handling HR, AA, payroll, and whatever else needs to be done from ordering supplies and fixing the copier.

FunHRBanker

I replace the toilet paper and paper towels for those who cannot figure it out. This happens at least once a day.

Parabeagle

I'm not sure what I do. Just ask anyone. x;-)