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EA question:

After a major event, members praised my work to leadership, and even suggested I receive a raise for my hard work, but leadership thanked others by name and not me at the closing reception.

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Any assistants work at Squire Patton Boggs (Downtown Cleveland)? Please share culture and work expectations. Is parking paid and what does hybrid look like? Thank you.

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Anyone work at Citadel? One of my recruiters is constantly sending me roles over there and I’m wondering… Are they so large that they’re just always hiring or is there a crappy EA culture so there’s a… more

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I will never understand how some admin love to play mean girl.

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For EAs/admins who support fast-moving leadership or committee meetings: how are you capturing accurate notes when recording/transcription is not allowed?

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I just finished the interview process to support 2 C-Suite execs in a creative agency. How long should I wait before I reach out to my recruiter about the final decisions? I am super anxious. My inter… more

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Pivot from Marketing to EA? I am at a large tech company & am wondering if moving to an EA role at my company would be a good move? I’m a single mom to a 10 yr old & looking to reduce stress l… more

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Hello to all the amazing EAs in the Fish Bowl. I am just dropping in to check in on everyone. I know the world is challenging, so I wanted to let you know that I’m here for you, along with Ollie.

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I work at Houlihan Lokey. How much can I expect my yearly bonus to be?

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Interviewing for a Manageria level EA role where I’d have about 20 direct reports. Max pay is 180k. I feel like that’s not enough considering I’d also be supporting multiple leaders. Thoughts ? (nyc- … more

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Question, what to do if once in a new role you realized you underbid as per negotiated salary? Financially realizing should’ve asked for a little more, say few thousand dollars.

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