I used to work as an Admin Assistant at a private multinational company. Once, I was asked why a fax hadn’t been received from another company. I contacted them to ask about it, but instead of giving a clear answer, they kept making excuses and delaying the matter. Somehow, I was still made to feel as if it was my fault. Whenever the other company failed to send the fax on time, I would be the one who had to hear complaints and get blamed for it. It was frustrating because I was only responsible for following up—I couldn’t control whether or not they actually sent the fax.
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