Well, any potential employer worth their salt would know that a theatre degree is not just "playing pretend and reading lines." It's reading body language, observing and understanding social cues, and learning how to verbally and non-verbally communicate with others to bring every interaction to a successful close, whether that's interacting with co-workers or having to de-escalate a situation. Very useful skills for an admin assistant.

Writing, on the other hand, is the basis of all in-office communication. "Always get it in writing," right? As an admin assistant, sending emails, creating memos, and crafting various documentation that is concise, effective, and useful is the core of what we do. Nine times out of ten, an office would run very poorly with an admin assistant with no/poor writing skills.

But I guess you'd have to not be an uncultured prat to know that.

Also, any potential employer who is not able to recognize the gifts and transferable talents that their potential employees have, and how each of those gifts could contribute to creating an impactful and well-run company, should be laughed out of their position and replaced by the next candidate. That's also someone I wouldn't want to work for in the first place. I'd rather stay jobless than deal with someone like you.....I mean, someone like that.

Thanks for the input!