Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

I hated the mental stress and burden of putting everyone else first and getting only the usual thank you’s and words of appreciation. I started this blog while temping/job hunting and I was allowed to write or do personal side projects as long as it was not interfering with my work. I hated having to do EVERY LITTLE thing for my boss.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 21, 2012

I started out as a temp and figured I’d pay my dues, network, and hop to another company or department. I had been on the track to being in event planning and had worked in that field. People always thought I missed my calling as a librarian or to do special events at Barnes and Noble. Plan well so you don't plan to fail.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

In the event of an emergency or when family visits, it would be great for you to already know who the family members are. If you are out sick, a temp will have to sub for you. Be mindful of your boss' preferences, perks, and style of working, communicating, and handling stress, conflict, bad news, good news, etc.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 16, 2012

Sign up with the major job hunting sites with your resume and profile, join social network sites geared towards work, and meet with every temp agency in town just to be safe. The amount of skill, pressure, stress, and problem solving differs at each of those levels. How can you make yourself easily found? And once you're in, you're in.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

I was stressed out from the pace of work and also the length of a couple of special projects with a long lead time. We also get a mini break when our boss is traveling as the stress level is generally lower and we can catch up on our workload. A week or two ago, it was one of those weeks where my brain just felt tired.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

I'm pushed pretty far in terms of capacity on most days - one extra board meeting or event can result in a spiral of 60 hour weeks. The amount of skill, pressure, stress, and problem solving differs at each of those levels. At this level, do you think it's reasonable to have one person working in these two roles and expect success?

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 7, 2018

A few months later I attended an event at the old job and walked up to the director (the birdman) and thanked him. One full-time job and a few temp positions came after that one. He smiled and asked why…I explained that his decision created a door of opportunity for me and I was grateful. August 14, 2018. Register Here.

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