Hi everyone, it’s Ruby! I have a big job: I’m Mom’s office assistant. Allegra helps, too, but I’m the one who sits in Mom’s lap most of the time while she’s working, so even though Allegra and I came up with this job description for office cats together, I get to present it to you.
Description: Feline Office Assistant
Feline Office Assistant Job Purpose: Assist human in maintaining hindering office operations by receiving and distributing communications laying on important papers; maintaining batting around supplies and sitting on equipment, paying particular attention to this thing called “mouse;” picking-up and delivering items (which means batting them to the furthest corner of the office); serving customers, training the human to serve.
Feline Office Assistant Job Duties:
- Take care of correspondence by typing when human is not watching – this is also known as feline editing.
- Maintain supplies by checking stock to determine inventory levels – this is especially important when it comes to food supplies. Alert human before supplies run out completely!
- Placing and expediting orders using a square piece of plastic the human usually keeps in her wallet.
- Maintain equipment by completing preventive maintenance. This involves ensuring equal distribution of cat hair to all pieces of equipment. Monitoring equipment operation – especially important when it comes to printers. It is helpful to assist the paper by pulling it out with paws or mouth.
- Maintain office schedule, ensuring adequate time for naps and play.
- Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities. This means reading the blogs of your cat friends, and watching YouTube videos of cute cats.
- Enhance
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Skills/Qualifications: Previous office experience a plus, but really, the only requirements are cuteness and the ability to distract your human.
Do your kitties qualify for this important position?
I am a nurse cat. I help my Girl Human, Debby, relax when she gets stressed out looking for a job. I jump on her bed and cry and cry and cry until she comes over to snuggle with me, and then I purr her to sleep. Debby says the snuggle-sleep is keeping her from looking for a job, but I tell her that she doesn’t understand the importance of snuggle-sleep. Besides, her job is staying home with me so I can take care of her!
Purrs & Headbonks,
Lilith Kitten Mahoney, Age 12
Nurse Cat & Diabeticat
Bella has accepted theis position for my husband when he works at home on weekends. Her most important task is keeping the printer in line with a good smack when it starts to growl!
Just love this job description! Gracie definitely qualifies (in fact, she’s probably over qualified!).
I don’t think there’s such a thing as being overqualified in a cat’s mind, Margaret. 🙂
Jayda and Kiki are quite talented in this area as well – Jayda will “supervise” when I use the laptop by laying at the side (of course, this is where the warm air blows out) and Kiki likes to keep my lap climate controlled. What a great post, Ruby!
Ah, kitties and laptops – a purr-fect combination if there ever was one!
The boys at home are quite good as ‘feline support for humans at work’. Of course the feline decides what, when and how the support should be … It goes from staying as close to me as possible, usually in deep sleep, to standing in front of the screen to show that is time for a break. My old boy has a particular side -left of the screen- and he can be there as long as I am at the desk, he has been doing it for 12 years so he is pretty good at it.
It sounds like your boys have purr-fected the art of feline support for humans, Maru!
So true,
I love talking to clients with the munchkins meowing in the background.
I bet your clients love it, too, Esme!
That sounds like a very important and interesting job!
I am currently nap substitute in chief (I basically nap for my human) but if I had to change job, I would certainly apply to such a position! Thanks Ruby!
Purrs
Napping for your human – now that’s brilliant, Texas!
Roby’s “cousins” agree with the job description. Especially, Marley the Man, my all black black stray who checked me out and decided I was “okay”. And he moved in and likes to “nest” on my desk while I type.
Keep it up Ruby…you are doing great
Thanks, Tami!
How about she hides my ink pens only where the vacuum finds them !
Good one, Nancy. And I bet she loves that crunching noise when the pen gets sucked into the evil vacuum!
Ruby, we just knew you were going to be a good worker. It sure sounds like you are doing a first class job and are leaving no piece of paper unturned. Keep up the good work. Take care.
She is a very hard little worker kitten, Marg.
Sounds about right! My cat Hattie played an important administrative role during tax season as my CPA (Constantly Purring Accountant). Chief duties: identifying critical documents by sitting on them and ensuring that I took frequent breaks for stress relief.
CPA – I love it, Sue!
It is about time someone put this in writing!! Now…let’s discuss our SALARY!! Love, Cody
Hmm. Salary. You’re right, Cody! It must be addressed!
Sasha certainly agrees whole heatedly with Ruby and Allegra, a vital role performed in the home office for my husband Kevin!
Good going, Sasha!