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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are people allergic to work these days? I need an assistant. The job is to assist me in an efficient manner. Do I have to go abroad to find someone who can work without wasting time, without a bad attitude, and without thinking that typing a document is beneath them?[/quote]

I'm looking for work!  I'll work as an assistant.[/quote]

Are you a good writer?

Is answering the phone beneath you? Are you polite?

Can you put together newsletters? Do basic research? Can you manage social media accounts? Can you setup new wordpress sites or are you willing to learn? Can you make follow up calls? Can you respond to emails? Can you do so without someone breathing down your neck to make sure it gets done?

Can you understand that I am not paying you 200k to do this, but if you can work to prove your value then we can talk about moving you into a revenue generating position which would move the payscale up.

Yes? Then call me.[/quote]

This is not an assistant position. This is an executive assistant position plus a communications professional position rolled into one. Your expectations may e too high.[/quote]

I do have high expectations because I don't think these tasks are that difficult, nor does it take two different roles. I know because I have done it all, plus my main responsibilities. I think the pp who said cultural differences may come into play here because I had a great assistant who only left because her husband wanted her home after she had the baby.

She was great and always looking to go the extra mile. [b]She was not American.[/b] Americans on the other hand think that updating twitter and writing a blog post takes 40 hours per week....it does not. If I can finish my work and half of yours while you are still on the first assignment then it just won't work.

As long as you do your job then I am laid back and will leave you alone. I don't want to be on anyones back. But if you can't get things done without constant supervision then it just won't work for me. God bless America but there is a noticeable difference in work ethic in many cases.[/quote]

Where was she from, if I may ask? China?
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