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Answering Reader Mail: Career Progression, Wearing Different Hats, and Realistic Expectations

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

To that effect, I also mostly believe that your work is either admin/process heavy or people heavy, which means you actually carry out the work/ideas of others OR you are a manager/executive where you manage people or departments so the business goals get done. Why do I bring this up? Do you want to manage people or actually do the work?

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Bored to Tears at Work - Help!

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

And as I was working, job hunting and/or temping, I had to find other sources of happiness. I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. Reduce the stress and annoying things in your life to maximize your happiness. I knew I didn’t want to job hunt for more than 6-9 months if I didn’t have to.