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That sounds good...I can try that advice )... but we actually work in a tiny tiny office grouped around a giant table...so walking arund doesnt help

The main work I do is add new websites to our system all day...but I need to be a one stop person for the sales guys (including my bosses).What scares me is that a girl .. who used to follow up on other sales peoples' sales...was kicked out of our manchester branch..reason that she was given was that the office didnt make
enough money..

There are many people that fancy themselves "good" with computers and they are not looking to have something they "like" taken away from them.

How to make yourself valuable. Find the jobs that no one else "likes" to do, but NEED to be done. If you take them on and embrace them, who is going to try to take your job?

Be available but not pushy with the bosses. If they like to do their own stuff, then let them do it. It usually takes less time for a user to do something than to have someone else come over and do it for them.

As for presentations, there is almost never a reason a user should have to see the techs to put together a presentation.

Security is by doing stuff that no one else wants to do!

But this is a very good idea...This should help a lot...I am puttng all these ideas in practice immediately..

Cheers Ears )

But, you need to make yourself known. Learn the business a little bit, this is why your bosses can still do what they do (they know the business and the tech). Dr. Dij had a great idea about documentation. This feels like the worst waste of time when you do it, but can be very impressive to management and users when they can go to one spot and pick out the documentation for processes or how-to's. Think about that as well.

Finally, once you know the business, you need to get creative and make some solid recommendations that are backed up with evidence as to how to use technology more efficiently, or use new technology and really wow them.

Good luck

Yep,

Documentation may be the most boring job on earth but it is also something that comes in the most handy....I am going to start work on some documentation around here..Thanx Dr. Dij and JRod86

Another thing I was thinking of doing, is to buy a white board and hang it behind my chair where everyone can see it....I considered doing this because unlike the sales people I am always quietly typing away at my keyboard...I frequently hear the question going around .... What do the techies do all day anyway???? )

Putting down my pending jobs on the white board should tell them what I do all day and how much I get done ....

Gosh, I must be feeling better already...I am giving myself suggestions !!!!

Thanx to all you guys ... But tell me do you guys face these teency weency frustrations too??

Let me explain my company profile a bit more...u guys can help me decide whether or not these guys need a techie...

Yeah my two bosses hired me..I actually went for a sales interview but when I got the contract I ended up being the "Technical Support Person"

The company has sales offices in 4 countries...For the the UK we only have two techies..Me and the guy in manchester...

Our job, in addition to keeping everything in working order, is to add new websites to the server...and the queue right now has a 1000 websites waiting to be added. Each takes an average of 20 minutes.

We also build other programs for the customers like customized skins and scrolling newsfeeds.I dont only do this for the london office, people from other offices send in requests too...

I'd say we techies are a part of the company "tech" group..The office we are based in only pay us...but then they have the right to fire us too.....My point..we dont only work for the office we are based in ... What do u reckon?? Have I confused you??

My two bosses are absolutely opposite each other in nature. The face of one reveals what he is thinking...happy,sad or angry!!


The other one, try as you might, you cannot understand what is going though his head..

Honestly such people shouldnt be allowed