Nepotism

THE CASE OF MARY SMITH

Records say that Mary Smith, in her first three weeks of employment as administrative assistant, failed to show fitness for the job. Instead of accurately and effectively performing all the transactional duties of her position, she misfiled documents and was late in completing her first tasks. And instead of exhibiting interpersonal skills with all the employees, she preferred to frequently associate only with certain employees. She is supposed to provide support assistance to her boss so that the office will run smoothly. Those seeking to transact business with him must first pass through her, the administrative assistant. Other employees were not pleased to learn that Mary Smith would be working with them. Unfortunately, her case will not be too easy to handle because she is the daughter of one of the firm's founders.

Job Description

An administrative assistant performs all the transactional duties for...
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