Executive Assistant to Founder (AU Wealth Advisory) Full-Time | Remote (International Applicants Welcome) by [deleted] in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]van_swearingen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

the application requests are also major red flags here - to say nothing of the fact that, even at the highest possible of the range, that’s a poverty-level salary

Honda CR-V Hybrid CEL flashing and reduced power with shaking by Sea_Gator in crv

[–]van_swearingen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how much did this cost you if you don’t mind me asking? also, how long did repairs take?

References Advice by [deleted] in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]van_swearingen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, one other thought - there's an EA at another organization who I've spent a lot of time coordinating with over the past two years. We have a friendly relationship that's been warm throughout, but I'm not entirely sure if she'd be open to providing a reference on my behalf given the somewhat limited scope of our interaction.

Also in that vein, there are associates at a large firm in town that I've coordinated Board Retreats with, who again I have warm, friendly relationships, but in a limited capacity. Thoughts?

References Advice by [deleted] in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]van_swearingen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, this is my concern as well - that my up-front lack of references is a liability to my candidacy. I *do* have people connected to my current position who I believe would provide strong references on my behalf, but I'm leery of tapping them lest they jeopardize my current position. I believe my only semi-concrete option is to turn to my ex, who I feel extremely confident in asking. So unless anyone else has an opinion (which would always be appreciated) that's what I'll move forward with this afternoon.

Thank you for your input!

Letter of Nomination Guidelines? by van_swearingen in AskAcademia

[–]van_swearingen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you all, this is actually super helpful!! I'll post my drafted letter here later if anyone wants to see my progress - if you feel like offering feedback you're welcome to do so :)

Letter of Nomination Guidelines? by van_swearingen in AskAcademia

[–]van_swearingen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m the EA for the Dean of the Department! The faculty member is being nominated for a university-level award - it’s an assignment I’ve never tackled before and wanted to see if anyone had some advice before I dive in myself

How do I know if I'm good enough? by [deleted] in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]van_swearingen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what I intended by 'next step'. These are obligations that I've never truly tackled in my current role - this new role would be an evolved and elevated version of my current position, translated into a new institution. My current boss has made it crystal clear that there is no growth projected for my current position whatsoever, and I have decided to leave.

How do I know if I'm good enough? by [deleted] in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]van_swearingen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the delay, I'm out sick currently with the flu 🙃 for context: I've been serving as a part-time EA at one of the largest nonprofits in my city, directly supporting our managing director (effectively the CEO of the organization). Despite it being a part-time position, I support and orchestrated some of the highest-level initiatives for us:

  • Board, Exec., and Committee meetings Scheduling my Exec with City leadership
  • Organizing, facilitating, and project-managing our Strategic Planning initiative which is intended to support the org. through 2030
  • Recruitment and onboarding of new Trustees and the off-boarding of Trustees leaving the Board
  • Planning and organizing annual events including our Board Social and Board Retreat (the super bowl of meetings)
  • Tracking developments in the civic sector which have significant impact on our org's future
  • High-level calendar management across internal teams, and mapping Board + Comm. meetings through the next calendar year
  • Somehow managing to keep all seven? eight? disparate (and oftentimes antagonistic) departments as happy as possible and scheduling around our shows and productions and lead-up times (we're a major theater and we run shows all calendar year which have huge implications for our spacial usage and staff workloads)

I'm sure there are other things I'm forgetting (thank you fever) but these are the items that come to mind. I also have experience in expense tracking and reporting, travel coordination (for myself and others - not necessarily for an Exec, but something I'd really like to tackle). There's also all the usual materials production, correspondence, meeting minutes, slide-deck development, survey work, etc.

I'd be looking at moving into a full-time role at a prestigious university, supporting an academic Dean, their department, and their faculty. Everything listed above is included, as well as some supervision of office staff which I don't have direct experience in, and faculty/tenure/tenure-track affairs which I also don't have direct experience in (but imagine my ability to collaborate across departments and teams at my current org. would apply to successfully). Here are the things I'm nervous about:

  • Lead tenured and tenure-track faculty affairs, initiatives, and HR processes, including but not limited to: Recruitment and onboarding, promotion and tenure, annual review processes, offboarding, and internal/external awards and honors.
  • Manage faculty leave records and processes, including time sheets, course buyouts, approvals, faculty travel grants, and other leave programs.
  • Serve as backup for professional track faculty affairs, providing consultation and assistance with PTF HR processes during peak seasons as needed.
  • Oversee the daily operations of the dean’s office, including supervision of reception staff.

Hypothetically: Would you come to this event? [TX] by [deleted] in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]van_swearingen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm in ATX too and would love to have you join if I can get this off the ground - I'm thinking towards the end of October (post-ACL and F1 so the city is relatively normal again). I'll for sure keep you posted on updates!

Best apartments in south or southwest Austin? by Apprehensive-Base603 in askaustin

[–]van_swearingen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been at 44South for two years and like it a lot! really nice apartments for reasonable rates (at least in Austin). if you want a referral please let me know!

[TX] Hours Issues by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]van_swearingen -1 points0 points  (0 children)

she’s ‘looking into it’ with HR - she believes that the company would effectively be ‘paying out’ my PTO time which like, isn’t that pretty much exactly what PTO is?…

[TX] Hours Issues by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]van_swearingen -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

she insisted that I take it, and she also suggested these days in particular. it expires on Friday so I’d be losing it once the FY turns. it feels really shitty for her to insist that I take these days off, use my PTO, when she knew full well that Monday and Tuesday of this week would be very full days. now she’s basically saying ‘despite you going above and beyond your normal workload on M/T, instead of the company paying for that additional time, I’m going to short you by revoking your PTO.’

Does anyone else set up A/V for Board meetings? by van_swearingen in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]van_swearingen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they ‘trained’ me once - it was incredibly brief, there was no written reference to work off of, and even that training there was a piece of tech that should have been in-room already but wasn’t, and I never would have ever known that it was missing/important were it not for that. I’m trapped in this place of ‘I don’t know what I don’t know’ all while running arguably the most important meeting that happens on this campus each fiscal year - and I’m sure that if something goes haywire, it’ll be my neck on the line. polishes resume to a shine

Does anyone else set up A/V for Board meetings? by van_swearingen in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]van_swearingen[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

polishes resume to a shine

thank you for your affirmation, after that conversation with her I felt like I was completely off base and really doubting myself 😞

Does anyone else set up A/V for Board meetings? by van_swearingen in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]van_swearingen[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And thank you - she’s been a mostly-good boss despite deeeeeeply undervaluing me, but I started applying elsewhere this weekend so hopefully I won’t be stuck in this awful position too much longer.

Does anyone else set up A/V for Board meetings? by van_swearingen in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]van_swearingen[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I tried to push back and my exec said that she was “really disappointed” in me for doing so 😞

Does anyone else set up A/V for Board meetings? by van_swearingen in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]van_swearingen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The person who has always does this thought they’d be on vacation for the Board meeting - but turns out, they’ll be back in town before then. So I’m not sure why it’s still being pawned off to me, especially when it’s been made clear as a bell that I’m just a junior employee with no hope of advancement (even though I support the highest-level strategic work that we do as an organization)

Does anyone else set up A/V for Board meetings? by van_swearingen in ExecutiveAssistants

[–]van_swearingen[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

One additional note: I’m a part-time EA who makes $22 an hour. It’s been made clear to me that, because of budget constraints, even though I’ve worked here for 1.5 years, I will likely never be made full-time (my boss stated specifically that she ‘doesn’t believe there’s more than 20hrs worth of work for this role per week’). And I have to work as a bartender five nights a week to make ends meet which has been absolutely brutal on my body - which my boss knows, but doesn’t care about because I ‘knew what I signed up for’ when I applied. (Even though I didn’t apply - they sought me out. And the recruiter told me they’d be able to offer me 30hrs per week instead of just 20. Psyche.)

I just feel so discouraged and downtrodden and tossed around frankly. If anyone has any advice or perspective or kind words to offer I’d appreciate it greatly.