Admin Buddies
I like to have someone at work that I can buddy with. It works well when it is a co-worker who sits closest to you, but depending on how your office is set up that might not be possible. If it is a planned time off then you can meet with your buddy and give them any instructions or information they will need to handle in your absence and any contact names and numbers. I like to have a contact card with my buddy's general information in it such as log ins and passwords as appropriate. When the time off is unplanned it is more critical to have this information available with easy access. A friend found this out when her co-worker was called away for a family emergency. She had to set up an away voicemail message and fortunately had kept a script of what her away message usually said, She worked for a doctor so it was important that the proper referral numbers were given. If you have remote access it is easy to do these things yourself from off site, but sometimes you just can&