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There is one part of my job that is just down right tedious. It's not hard. But boring and endless.
About a year ago, I was asked if I would temporarily take over some data entry from our Northpointe Warehouse. And when your #1 Boss asks you to do something, you say yes.
It consists of receiving papers every day that our Packers fill out. It has their name, the times they sign onto a line and sign off of a line and how many rolls of ribbon they packed. I then have to take this data and enter it into 3 different spreadsheets and compile a report. It's been a year and I'm still "temporarily" doing the data entry. Comparatively, I'm making a rather impressive amount of money for data entry work (especially since I usually end up having to do it as overtime in order to keep up with my regular duties).
Both Boss #1 and Boss #2 know it is a colossal pain in the ass and well below my pay grade. I was told initially that I would give up this task when person X at Northpointe got back from Disability leave. Then when it was discovered that I can do the entry faster and more accurately, they left the task with me (as apparently it was still cheaper to pay me the over time than her the straight time) and put her to other duties. I was then told they were in the process of automating the packing lines so that a computer could automatically compile this info without the data entry.
So for months I have heard "I need to get on Person Y in the IT department about this" from Boss #1. I shrug and go back to typing in numbers.
Today Boss #2 was by my desk and seeing me working on Northpointe Data. He took a sheet and went and found Person Y in IT and demanded a status update. Y said "IT's been done for 6 months. So unless they haven't told me that it's not working I don't know why she's still doing the manual entry. I'll talk to my boss to talk to the director of Northpointe about it."
After lunch I went and found the director to give the "there is no loop but I want to keep you in the loop" heads-up. He laughed. Actually laughed and said that no it's not working and he knows it. It doesn't give us the data we have asked for and need.
I thanked him and went back to my desk. So much for that small glimmer of hope that this tedious task would finally be taken from me. Or at least streamlined more.
I shouldn't complain because it is usually time and a half work. But honestly, I dread the "I have to work on Northpointe" part of my month.
About a year ago, I was asked if I would temporarily take over some data entry from our Northpointe Warehouse. And when your #1 Boss asks you to do something, you say yes.
It consists of receiving papers every day that our Packers fill out. It has their name, the times they sign onto a line and sign off of a line and how many rolls of ribbon they packed. I then have to take this data and enter it into 3 different spreadsheets and compile a report. It's been a year and I'm still "temporarily" doing the data entry. Comparatively, I'm making a rather impressive amount of money for data entry work (especially since I usually end up having to do it as overtime in order to keep up with my regular duties).
Both Boss #1 and Boss #2 know it is a colossal pain in the ass and well below my pay grade. I was told initially that I would give up this task when person X at Northpointe got back from Disability leave. Then when it was discovered that I can do the entry faster and more accurately, they left the task with me (as apparently it was still cheaper to pay me the over time than her the straight time) and put her to other duties. I was then told they were in the process of automating the packing lines so that a computer could automatically compile this info without the data entry.
So for months I have heard "I need to get on Person Y in the IT department about this" from Boss #1. I shrug and go back to typing in numbers.
Today Boss #2 was by my desk and seeing me working on Northpointe Data. He took a sheet and went and found Person Y in IT and demanded a status update. Y said "IT's been done for 6 months. So unless they haven't told me that it's not working I don't know why she's still doing the manual entry. I'll talk to my boss to talk to the director of Northpointe about it."
After lunch I went and found the director to give the "there is no loop but I want to keep you in the loop" heads-up. He laughed. Actually laughed and said that no it's not working and he knows it. It doesn't give us the data we have asked for and need.
I thanked him and went back to my desk. So much for that small glimmer of hope that this tedious task would finally be taken from me. Or at least streamlined more.
I shouldn't complain because it is usually time and a half work. But honestly, I dread the "I have to work on Northpointe" part of my month.
