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[quote=Anonymous]If you're asked to get coffee for some one and it really is not part of the job, there are ways to say no politely, like "Oh, are you looking for [your personal assistant]? I'll let her know you were asking for her." If it's some one not senior enough to have their own personal assistant, then I see nothing wrong with saying "Oh, I already got mine for the day, but I bet the line's not long now if you wanted to go down to the shop." or "Sorry, really swamped with work for the boss." When working as an analyst, the guy below my boss who didn't seem to like that women now occupied non-admin roles (and he had no reservations about telling me about it), asked me to do basic admin work for him - faxing documents, photocopying etc. I just replied "Oh, is [secretary] not at her desk? Sure, I'll hand it to her next time I see her but I don't think I'll run into her until tomorrow, so if you want this rushed, probably best to give her a call."[/quote]
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