Ed Pawlowski wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "cshenk" > wrote
> > > I've put that clause in every job description I've written. I
> > > never said, nor do I want to hear "it not my job". Sure way to
> > > stall yourself in your career.
> >
> > You'l have a problem then when you hire a person with a disability.
> > Although it's not been a problem, I have had to remind my boss once
> > or twice 'I can't do that'.
> >
> > I don't have a problem though with all sorts of oddball help.
> >
>
> I don't see a problem. There is a huge difference between "not my
> job" and "I can't do that". Just as I don't expect the maintenance
> guys to do invoicing, but they certainly give a hand in shipping if
> needed.

Correct. Lets see, oddball tasks this past month? Lets have some fun
here as I list them. My job is a data analyst and SQL programmer.

I clean the coffee mess normally twice a day, routinely restock every
morning. Helped find 47 PLA's (message addresses for various commands
for a message due out), helped write standard navy 2 messages with
proper formatting, took a video clip set of 14 home to chop to exact
second portions for a briefing (I have the software at home for this),
helped 3 people restore a PST file they had lost, helped another setup
a PST file to a local drive, taught 4 people basic HTML items to build
a wiki in lotus connection, vacumned around the shredder 3 times,
picked up mail from downstairs and delivered (at least once a week),
dropped off fedex package on way home, wordsmithed and formatted a navy
instruction on a topic not even remotely related to my field (mostly
formatting help, fonts, grammar and such) and helped repair the smokers
gazebo. Oh, 47 training reports that this time the person can do
themselves but they were time presssed so I did them for them.

I'm a go to person if you need help and it's something I can do. NO
ONE minds if i say I 'cant' do some items because it's too heavy or
something.

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