Comments on: Writers Worth: This Job Not That Job

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:23:25 +0000

In reply to Devon Ellington. Absolutely ridiculous behavior. I wouldn't take that job no matter how much they paid.

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:08:07 +0000

It’s typical of rich people. I saw it a lot on the Cape. They’d hire “assistants” who were expected to give their entire lives over to their employers and be grateful.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:24:28 +0000

Personal assistant is one thing, but this is a slew of jobs (including babysitting) in one. And from all accounts, these people burn through assistants all the time.

It’s offensive to me to have to give your soul to any employer. Now they want your evenings, weekends and by the sounds of it, your vacation?

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 15:58:38 +0000

A friend of mine actually has had a similar job as a personal assistant for a couple, and has had it for quite a few years now. She makes A LOT MORE than that salary, has done all her work remotely since the pandemic, is not on call 24/7, and gets huge chunks of vacation time. So this couple is definitely trying to find a Victorian style servant.

There are so many red flags for me in job listings: not stating salary, the salary is about 10 times lower than it should be for the job description. There was a job listing a few days ago that didn’t want the employee to ask questions, but just “figure it out.” Um, what?

So many jerks out there.