Making coffee in work- non drinker

[Winchester89]

Right, started a new job couple of months ago. I love it, everyone's really nice. I'm the admin assistant for a small team of 4 other people.
Anyway- I don't drink tea or coffee. Therefore have never offered to make anyone any as I really hate doing it and don't think I should if I'm not also drinking it! Couple of the team made some subtle comments that I've just ignored or laughed off.
So today- my manager is on her way out to a meeting with other team member - mug in hand goes- oh we were just saying we should get you making coffees!
I replied automatically 'not happening' and laughed. And she looked taken aback by it and then carried on to the meeting.
Am I being unreasonable in not wanting to become the tea lady for the team considering I don't even make the stuff for myself!?

They are not the same role but they are both (in my workplace) very junior positions

The office apprentice was learning how to prepare quotes & organise jobs & assisted with filing for the engineers. admin assistant (my first role) types quotes, invoices enters up job coatings & does the filing on the financial side.

@AlexanderHamilton
But I'm sure neither were hired to make tea? It just makes no sense. If it was in a job description then yeah ok- or outlined as one of their 'roles'
But all this, just do it to please other people is madness.

It makes perfect sense to me.

Probs cos you drink tea

Well I have a PA and don't expect her to do any drink making for me at all!
I really don't understand why people should spending endless amounts of time making drinks and that anyone doing an administrative role is automatically a warm blooded version of the Nutrimatic drinks machines. You're being paid to do a job not jiggle teaspoons.

If you can find a teaspoon of course.

One maybe two cups a day compared to everyone else’s 5/6.

I do whatever anyone senior tells me too. Same as the lads on the tools. If someone senior tells them to hoover the office (which has happened recently due a problem with the cleaning firm we use) they do.

You were not hired to make tea, just because you work within a team that are more senior than you are, that doesn't make you the skivvy, that attitude stinks in the work place. I can see why you'd feel a bit uncomfortable about this. I would just say I don't make tea or coffee so you prob wouldn't enjoy it

There are some very condescending people on this thread.

Probs cos you drink tea

We have a team PA. She does take her turn doing a drinks run but we make her far more tea than she makes us because she's busier than any of us, and also we love her and she keeps us all organised and is just so shit hot on top of everything. Least we can do is make her a cuppa.

If it’s a requirement for meetings possibly, if they’re expecting you to make it for them for no apparent reason, then not happening sounds very fair.

OP, Another non Tea/Coffee drinker here... I have only made the drinks once in 4 n half years in current job and have never been asked to do it again.. It seems it was undrinkable!!
I cant imagine why

No one at any level should be making teas and coffees for anyone unless it's part of a tea run.
If you don't drink hot drinks then you are not part of a tea run.
I don't think you're rude OP with your response. One of my managers was always asking me to make him a cup of tea as I was a subordinate. The more he asked the less inclined I was to do it. I kept pointing out to him that he never asked my male peers to do the same!