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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does my age matter?[/quote]

Yes.  I think if you are in your 20s, it is much easier to be viewed as "oh the phone is ringing, don't worry, Larla will answer it."  And that isn't necessarily detrimental to your career.  Kind of like, yeah she has to do the grunt work and work her way up.  If you are in your 40s, I think it is definitely detrimental, because, like PP said, it seems like you are sharing a job with an admin.  It doesn't really paint you in a flattering light and just reinforces the stereotypes of women are secretaries, men are bosses.

Look, the first step is the answering the phone issue.  Letting her get in trouble for not doing this part of her job is the first step.  After that, is the "I'm sorry I did not answer the phone, but Barla was on a personal call and I was in the middle of this important project.  I assumed she would put her call on hold to answer the phone."  Then, if it continues, you proceed with going to your boss and saying this is becoming a big issue for me and this is why.  I think if you follow these steps vs putting together a notebook of every time your project is interrupted, the situation will be viewed in a better light. [/quote]

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