As you may or may not know, my current position is HR Manager. However for the last few days, I have been filling in as the quasi executive assistant to our CEO! You read it right, executive assistant! Sucking the big one!!
It all started eight years ago, when I started with this company as a temp on a one day assignment! I filled in one day, for the executive assistant and it took off from there!
Two months later that assistant quit, I was offered the job, no thank you! I wanted to concentrate on being HR coordinator.
The previous executive assistant returned, stayed for three, four or so years, quit, I was offered the job, no thank you! I wanted to concentrate on being HR Administrator.
The next executive assistant and second assistant arrived, first assistant was fired, I was offered the job, no thank you. I was quite happy being HR Manager.
Second assistant steps up to first and is now out ill or on vacation all the time, guess who is the ONLY person the CEO is comfortable with handling their business...Oh Yeah!! No thank you! Even though I know in some severely backwards way its a total compliment...right...lol!
Let's see, I've been offered the job on four separate occasions, and turned it down each time, yet still end up doing the job in the interim.
Each time I curse myself because if I had just been a complete dud the first time, this personal nightmare would never have happened. This is the trouble with being good at what you do!
Lest you think I am feeling sorry for myself, i am not! I have the power to change my situation should I really feel it necessary...but my ever present fallback creeps in my head gently whispering...its shit but its warm...translation, i like my job, I'll keep it a while longer, thank you, even if i have to do nuisance work like fill in for the executive assistant to the CEO from time to time.
Besides,I get even in my own way, trust...tehehe!
And we're off...
