So today was my first day at my new full-time job as a personal assistant. My job is to help my boss go about his day and organize activities for him that are stimulating, engaging and fun!
The new boss is...nice. He's VERY young so he's a bit brash, demanding and does not know the workings of the world nor proper etiquette in treating his employee (he coughed in my face today). On the plus side, his youthfulness is exciting and his inexperience with the world means I can cater his day-to-day activities however I like. This makes for a very flexible schedule but a little too flexible for my liking. I've never been someone's personal assistant before so am feeling totally out of my element. I also have to plan his meals! That will be the most challenging as I'm told that he prefers home cooked meals vs eating out. I may need my husband's assistance with that. One of the things I will miss about my old job are all the great places I went for lunch with my coworkers!
But with my skills at being an architect and project management, I'm (semi-)confident I can design and plan my way through this job. I definitely hope to get lots of advice from all the other personal assistants out there! [If you are one and reading this, please comment with LOTS of advice!!]
So Day 1 went ok. It was actually a holiday for most people today (Martin Luthor King Jr Day) but my new boss expected me to work so I did. He's still super jet lagged from his Asia trip so we just kept the day pretty chill. A Costco run, lunch, a 4-hr nap and then the mall. One very challenging thing I've discovered about this job is all the heavy lifting I have to do each day. And I mean it in the most literal sense. I have to carry my boss ALL THE TIME!! Here's to increased arm strength! 💪
Oh by the way, my new boss is my 1.5yr old son 😅
The new boss is...nice. He's VERY young so he's a bit brash, demanding and does not know the workings of the world nor proper etiquette in treating his employee (he coughed in my face today). On the plus side, his youthfulness is exciting and his inexperience with the world means I can cater his day-to-day activities however I like. This makes for a very flexible schedule but a little too flexible for my liking. I've never been someone's personal assistant before so am feeling totally out of my element. I also have to plan his meals! That will be the most challenging as I'm told that he prefers home cooked meals vs eating out. I may need my husband's assistance with that. One of the things I will miss about my old job are all the great places I went for lunch with my coworkers!
But with my skills at being an architect and project management, I'm (semi-)confident I can design and plan my way through this job. I definitely hope to get lots of advice from all the other personal assistants out there! [If you are one and reading this, please comment with LOTS of advice!!]
So Day 1 went ok. It was actually a holiday for most people today (Martin Luthor King Jr Day) but my new boss expected me to work so I did. He's still super jet lagged from his Asia trip so we just kept the day pretty chill. A Costco run, lunch, a 4-hr nap and then the mall. One very challenging thing I've discovered about this job is all the heavy lifting I have to do each day. And I mean it in the most literal sense. I have to carry my boss ALL THE TIME!! Here's to increased arm strength! 💪
Oh by the way, my new boss is my 1.5yr old son 😅
I will miss your old office too and the places I got to go when I invaded your life (the SAM, Pike's Place, your staff lounge... to name a few). But I'm sure you can project manage your way through parenting like a BOSS.
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