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09-03-2016 09:00 PM
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I am not an Executive. To be exact, I am a Secretary in a law firm but my boss wants me to do up the contents of a legal document that is to be done by a lawyer not a support staff. If you put yourself in the customer's shoes, the customer pays so much legal fees to a lawyer to do up the contents of a legal documents that have to be submitted to the Court but the lawyer tells the secretary to do instead. What do you think ? Is the boss bullying the secretary who does not study Law ?
OK, understand your situation better now. You can shut out all the smart asses in this forum.

If you are a legal secretary or paralegal then it should be well within your means. But if you are purely a secretary/PA with no legal background then it depends.. if it is a cut and paste or simple modifications to a template then it should be ok. If your partner requires you to draft a legal document then you are right that you should not be doing it. I won't term it as "bullying" though.
09-03-2016 06:33 PM
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I am not an Executive. To be exact, I am a Secretary in a law firm but my boss wants me to do up the contents of a legal document that is to be done by a lawyer not a support staff. If you put yourself in the customer's shoes, the customer pays so much legal fees to a lawyer to do up the contents of a legal documents that have to be submitted to the Court but the lawyer tells the secretary to do instead. What do you think ? Is the boss bullying the secretary who does not study Law ?
Lots of law firms do that. Simple template letters of demand are done by legal secretary, those a bit complex by rookie lawyers and very complicated or high profile client then the senior counsel will get involved.

If you really feel that strongly about the clients being shortchanged (sounds like righteous BS to me), then maybe this industry is not for you. But from what I heard secretaries in many other companies end up doing a lot of really degrading menial work for the boss, so it might be out of the pan into the fire.
09-03-2016 06:11 PM
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I am not an Executive. To be exact, I am a Secretary in a law firm but my boss wants me to do up the contents of a legal document that is to be done by a lawyer not a support staff. If you put yourself in the customer's shoes, the customer pays so much legal fees to a lawyer to do up the contents of a legal documents that have to be submitted to the Court but the lawyer tells the secretary to do instead. What do you think ? Is the boss bullying the secretary who does not study Law ?
And your point is? Blah blah so sad kena bullied, honestly nobody in this world gives a flying fish. Either you quit or you confront the law firm and be prepared to sue them.
09-03-2016 06:07 PM
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You can tell that to the youngsters but definitely not me. You do not understand the whole scenario. Well, you don't need to understand anyway since you are another dumbass.
What's the pt of trading senseless insults online? If u have a pair the just quit & get it done. If not just confront the boss or MOM about this "bullying" and see if anyone gives a flying fish.

If you are an oldie then it's even worse - I can't believe an uncle is still talking like a kid with this who bully who online charade.
09-03-2016 06:02 PM
stutter You very funny leh. You at the start never say your situation, how we know whether what you are required to do by your boss!?!?

Then come here kbkp
09-03-2016 06:00 PM
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nowadays really jialat. tell them to do a bit more, make so much noise and make it sound like the extra work they are doing is so high level that they deserve more pay. ask them to join as union blue collar laborer then no extra w/o ot, come and kbkb abt no prospects.
You can tell that to the youngsters but definitely not me. You do not understand the whole scenario. Well, you don't need to understand anyway since you are another dumbass.
09-03-2016 05:57 PM
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If you are a junior level staff then you could be forgiven for the mentality that you can only do what your job title says. However if you are executive staff then you should reflect on yourself unless you are content on staying as an executive the rest of your life.

Anyway what kind of senior level work scope are you talking about?
I am not an Executive. To be exact, I am a Secretary in a law firm but my boss wants me to do up the contents of a legal document that is to be done by a lawyer not a support staff. If you put yourself in the customer's shoes, the customer pays so much legal fees to a lawyer to do up the contents of a legal documents that have to be submitted to the Court but the lawyer tells the secretary to do instead. What do you think ? Is the boss bullying the secretary who does not study Law ?
09-03-2016 04:43 PM
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nowadays really jialat. tell them to do a bit more, make so much noise and make it sound like the extra work they are doing is so high level that they deserve more pay. ask them to join as union blue collar laborer then no extra w/o ot, come and kbkb abt no prospects.
You are totally right about this.
09-03-2016 03:45 PM
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If you are a junior level staff then you could be forgiven for the mentality that you can only do what your job title says. However if you are executive staff then you should reflect on yourself unless you are content on staying as an executive the rest of your life.

Anyway what kind of senior level work scope are you talking about?
nowadays really jialat. tell them to do a bit more, make so much noise and make it sound like the extra work they are doing is so high level that they deserve more pay. ask them to join as union blue collar laborer then no extra w/o ot, come and kbkb abt no prospects.
09-03-2016 02:13 PM
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Is that considered bullying ?

Eg. If you are a support staff but your boss wants you to do something that is senior level workscope, is that considered bullying, if not, indirect bullying ?
If you are a junior level staff then you could be forgiven for the mentality that you can only do what your job title says. However if you are executive staff then you should reflect on yourself unless you are content on staying as an executive the rest of your life.

Anyway what kind of senior level work scope are you talking about?
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