Assistants

BMD'sPeanut Posted: Jul 28, 2005 10:36 AM

Assistants

Does anyone work as an assistant to someone?

And when they are out, do you get the day off? (With or without pay...)

hbradio Posted: Jul 28, 2005 10:37 AM

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I am - and no I certainly dont get the day off.....I am here as his 'second in command', 'back-up'

cjb88 Posted: Jul 28, 2005 10:41 AM

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I used to be one... definitely never got the day off... everyone came to me if they needed something from him and it wasnt there...

Blu-ize Posted: Jul 28, 2005 10:45 AM

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No, if they are out, I am here. If she's traveling overseas, I try to get in early and I leave early to try to bridge the time difference. When she's on vacation (which is hardly ever) I tend to get in a little later and leave a little earlier. Sometimes I work from home. My firm has a really great remoting access system. Many people do that here.

FeliciaDA Posted: Jul 28, 2005 10:45 AM

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Nope - I have to be here. Actually its more difficult for me to take a day off when my boss IS NOT here as opposed to when he IS here. He freaks out that too many things will fall through the cracks if I am out of the office when he is

Donna Posted: Jul 28, 2005 10:57 AM

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Posted by FeliciaDA

Nope - I have to be here. Actually its more difficult for me to take a day off when my boss IS NOT here as opposed to when he IS here. He freaks out that too many things will fall through the cracks if I am out of the office when he is

Do we work for the same person??

CherylBooch Posted: Jul 28, 2005 11:59 AM

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When I was an assistant I HAD to be in the office. My boss was a disaster and I always had to ship things to her etc. and take care of things she forgot to do. She would call in ALOT.
God forbid I wasn't there to pick up on the first ring boy would I hear it!

SuzBride Posted: Jul 28, 2005 12:21 PM

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Posted by Donna

Posted by FeliciaDA

Nope - I have to be here. Actually its more difficult for me to take a day off when my boss IS NOT here as opposed to when he IS here. He freaks out that too many things will fall through the cracks if I am out of the office when he is

Do we work for the same person??

Me too! Actually I am not officially an assistant, but I may as well be. If he isn't here I CANNOT take that day off, or if he needs to leave early I have to stay a 1/2 hour later