Don\'t tell me what to do!
I am so tired of people telling me what to do. I think being an assistant is a job that one can only do for a few years of their life. I have no clue how people do it for their entire “career”. I will be very happy to have no one telling me what to do other than a screaming baby who will not so much tell me what to do as scream until I do her bidding. That’s okay with me. At least she’s not an obnoxious, rich white man. I’m so tired of:
boss: the accountant said that his rep would be calling us to set up a meeting for wednesday, but i see you scheduled one for thursday afternoon.
me: yes, the rep sent email saying that he wanted to do the meeting at 1:30 on thursday
boss: well, he has a phone number, can you call to confirm?
So I have to call and leave a message. I like to do the bare minimum to get by as far as work, especially lately. And I keep setting the bare minimum bar lower and lower daily. Ah, only 3 months, 13 days and 8 hours left until maternity leave. But who’s counting?