I'm not accustomed to having a departmental secretary at my disposal. Our departmental secretary is supposed to save me time. I should be giving her address labels to type up or photocopying handouts for class.
The primary problem with this setup is that in the time I have to take to explain the required task, I could just complete it myself. Nevermind the fact that on many days, I would rather collate my own worksheets than get stuck in a seemingly unending conversation.
Is there a way for me to balance my need to avoid time sucking busy working with my desire to avoid time sucking, re-explanations of tasks?
