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Since when is a Receptionist also an accountant, HR, and IT?

I'm technically a receptionist at a small business, that keeps getting more and more responsibilities and more and more work piled on them without getting any title change. As of being here one year: I calculate employees hours – calculate their OT, premium OT, prevailing wage hours, PPE hours, etc. Onboard new employees – run background checks, get all their tax, personal, and banking paperwork, and set them up all work accounts and cell phone/computer I plan first of the month lunch meetings – where I have to drive MY PERSONAL CAR to pick up the food I fit and order new employee uniforms I have to keep a spreadsheet of all employees passwords, uniforms, assets, and I'm responsible for collecting them all if they quit/are fired All the while doing normal receptionist duties – file, reply to leads, schedule inspections, answer the phones, keep my candy bowl full for…


I'm technically a receptionist at a small business, that keeps getting more and more responsibilities and more and more work piled on them without getting any title change. As of being here one year:

  • I calculate employees hours – calculate their OT, premium OT, prevailing wage hours, PPE hours, etc.
  • Onboard new employees – run background checks, get all their tax, personal, and banking paperwork, and set them up all work accounts and cell phone/computer
  • I plan first of the month lunch meetings – where I have to drive MY PERSONAL CAR to pick up the food
  • I fit and order new employee uniforms
  • I have to keep a spreadsheet of all employees passwords, uniforms, assets, and I'm responsible for collecting them all if they quit/are fired

All the while doing normal receptionist duties – file, reply to leads, schedule inspections, answer the phones, keep my candy bowl full for greedy technicians who take it by the handful – and still getting referred to as “the front desk gal” :'))))

I never want to work for a big corporation – but fuck, working for small businesses is so hard as well. I don't even know what to do anymore.

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