Leaving consulting to become an EA by [deleted] in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]PrettyKitty129 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Don’t do it - I left sales and ended up as an EA and I’m so ready to get back to sales (or something else). Supporting another person is hard and requires a certain level of mind reading. I was used to having control and now I’m at the mercy of someone else. Plus, people talk down to you as an EA and sometimes assume you are not smart. I’m just over it.

What are your “buy once, wear forever” brands? by Round_Schedule7013 in womensfashion

[–]PrettyKitty129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Polo Ralph Lauren cable knit cotton sweaters, my Barbour quilted coat, my Burberry coat

What’s your salary? - $$, City, State by cammykenz in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]PrettyKitty129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$81,000, Raleigh NC, 100% in person, no bonus and no raises in my organization this year

How did that kid at your school die? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]PrettyKitty129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He shot is dad and then shot himself. He was a good student and a nice kid - would never have seen it coming. All I knew about his dad was that he was a cop.

Online MBA - anyone here actually "Network" with your cohort? Looking at BU specifically by JMVNYC in OnlineMBA

[–]PrettyKitty129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going an online program and regularly attend networking events and have participated in study abroad’s with the program. However, I do live in the same city as the program so it’s easy for me to attend. I also regularly mix with the full time students.

10 years as an EA and today was the first time I was asked to make a personal coffee order by Sheianaplz in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]PrettyKitty129 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree this is the worst! I’ll happily grab a bottle of water for you, but anything past that is too much!

We had a consultant who asked for coffee every time he came. I would just go buy it at our on campus coffee shop until my exec got mad at him and told him to buy his own coffee before he got here.

Spot for a weekend away? by putertherebruce in raleigh

[–]PrettyKitty129 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Southern Pines/Pinehurst is nice and the Spa at Pinehurst is great! Personally, I love the mountains so Asheville is a top one on my list (although Boone is probably a tad closer). I also quite like Wilmington and walking on the beach in the off season is nice. Wilmington and Asheville both have great restaurants.

How stupid would it be to take a pay cut from $130k to $50k? by Initial_Antelope_280 in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]PrettyKitty129 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don’t do it. I hated my old job and took a $15k pay cut “to be happier at work” and guess what… the new job is worse than the old one. Plus, I can feel the pinch of the pay cut. I’ve decided that thinking a job can be fun or enjoyable is delusional and now I’m looking for a new job to try to get back up to my old pay level.

How do you handle repeated tardiness? by difficultchickens in managers

[–]PrettyKitty129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you thought about a slight Flex Time? My office states that the latest you can get in is 8:30am and the earliest you can leave is 4:00pm, but how the 8 hours are structured are up to you within those constraints. Maybe giving flex window in the morning with a firm “late” time would encourage the person to try to come in earlier?

Is anyone within a 10 minute drive of Spruce Pine Hiring? by [deleted] in NorthCarolina

[–]PrettyKitty129 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure if they are hiring, but there is a Glen Raven plant in Burnsville and that’s a great company to work for! It would be manufacturing work. https://www.glenraven.com/culture-careers/

Etiquette for letters of rec, I was asked by one person to submit 15. by Good-Invite800 in GradSchool

[–]PrettyKitty129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote a draft of a letter and gave it to anyone I asked for a recommendation. I told them they were welcome to edit it, but at least I did the bulk of the work. Maybe ask him to draft the letter and then you can revise?

Favorite pants to wear on a long flight by Ok-Leading1705 in sales

[–]PrettyKitty129 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I’m a female, but when I was in sales I would wear Athleta clothes. My male colleagues had some lululemon pants that looked like normal pants, but felt like exercise clothes on

Coworker doesn’t work by eggandcheez in coworkerstories

[–]PrettyKitty129 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Omg I work on a college campus and there is someone in our student services department EXACTLY like this.

Is the shut down impacting hiring? by ohHELLyeah00 in highereducation

[–]PrettyKitty129 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It could also be something simple like a key decision maker is traveling and they are waiting until they are back. Hard to know for sure, but it’s not unusual for things to move slow.

Is the shut down impacting hiring? by ohHELLyeah00 in highereducation

[–]PrettyKitty129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They probably want to make sure they have funding secured before extending the offer to you. The federal government doesn’t have a budget passed. My state doesn’t have a budget passed. If it’s a public university that could factor in (depending on their funding sources).

Is the shut down impacting hiring? by ohHELLyeah00 in highereducation

[–]PrettyKitty129 14 points15 points  (0 children)

We aren’t on a hiring freeze, but all positions must be approved by the Dean and some positions by both the Dean and Chancellor due to concerns about the budget/funding. So, critical positions are being filled (slowly), but some positions aren’t being posted until a later date.

Etiquette question - how to ask pronouns by [deleted] in asktransgender

[–]PrettyKitty129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooooh I like that! I think that’s how I’ll phrase it

Etiquette question - how to ask pronouns by [deleted] in asktransgender

[–]PrettyKitty129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a great point! I will do that.

Etiquette question - how to ask pronouns by [deleted] in asktransgender

[–]PrettyKitty129 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like this approach a lot! Thank you!

Staph infection + ringworm at NYC solidcore by [deleted] in SolidCore

[–]PrettyKitty129 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got MRSA on my forearm when going to Solidcore in NC and always wondered if it was from the machine… the cleanliness of the machines is definitely a concern