My Hallam Story
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Donna Silcox | Office Manager

In August 2004 my husband, Jeff Silcox, Regional Manager of the Hallam MA Office came home one night from work with a proposal. He needed someone to do administrative work in his office one day a week on Fridays, and would I be interested in working for him. I had many years of office and accounting experience, but was not working at that time.  Over dinner that night, we discussed what the duties of the position might involve.   It seemed like it could work for us, and I really wanted to help Jeff out. We always worked well together on home projects, so how difficult would it be to work in the office with him? Also, I thought it would give me an extra full day to spend some time with Jeff.  He formally offered me the job, I accepted, and I have been working on Fridays for Hallam since.

The main focus of my job is to process the MA/CT employees’ hours and expenses every week for entry into the payroll system, and to provide the accounting department with the needed backup information. Working with numbers is something I like doing so it’s a perfect job for me.   In addition to that major aspect of my job, I help with some other miscellaneous things which help to mix up the work. Jeff jokes that Fridays are the one day a week that I let him be, ”The Boss”, and I do!  

I enjoy working with everyone at Hallam, but what I really love about my job, is my boss.