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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]EAs are underpaid.

It's amazing how departments would absolutely blow up of it weren't for admin staff and EAs.  Senior staff are clueless trying to arrange flights, optimal travel, hotels, dealing with Visa requirements, arranging schedules, paying for things, making reservations for restaurants with important clients, etc.  absolutely nothing would function without good EAs.  A good EA is worth their weight in gold. [/quote]

A [b]good[/b] EA *is* worth their weight in gold, but - like household help - are exceedingly hard to come by.

My husband and I talk about this often: the qualities that make a good EA good are the same qualities that make someone a good executive - decisive, firm, organized, forward-thinking, able to put the pieces together, high EQ etc.  I think that because these roles tend to be filled by women, and because women have so many (better, higher-paying) career options today, it's really hard to find someone with all of the above qualities who wouldn't instead opt for a better role.  Frankly.[/quote]

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