The other assistant in the office quit yesterday. She was totally justified in quitting. If I were her, I would have left her boss years and years ago. I don't know how she stood it for 8 years. I am not upset with her in the least. I know whatever she ends up doing, she will be happier with.
But, I am now the solo assistant to my husband and the other advisor in the office.
Needless to say, my work load is increasing substantially, and there's a big learning curve because they do things differently than we do.
This is an unwelcome change, to say the least. My hours at the office are increasing, my flexibility is decreasing, my patience is being tested.
The advisor treats me with respect, at least he always has in the past (I am, afterall, the wife of the branch manager and Mark & he have been friends for over 20 years). Hopefully that will continue. Who knows how long this situation will last. I doubt that he'll be that motivated to hire someone while I'm doing so much for him.
Yes, he's paying me (us, really.... when I'm working for him, I'm not taking care of Mark's & my clients), by the hour. I'm tracking my hours on a spreadsheet.
I won't do a lot of the personal stuff he had his previous assistant do. I'm being very clear about what I need from him to do things he needs done the right way.
The problem is, things go in one ear and out the other with him. I've seen it & heard it for almost 5 years of working in this office. I'm going to have to take extra care to cover my butt.
This is a HUGE test of my patience and Christian attitude toward someone I don't particularly like (and often, can absolutely not stand at all). I'm having to hold my tongue already; the past few months of therapy and blog writing have, in a big way, prepared me for this situation.
I don't know when I'll be on here next. I don't like to blog at night--I'm on this thing all day long, the last thing I want to do at home is get back on my computer. Hopefully it will be soon.
4 comments:
Big prayers and hugs being sent your way! Maybe you could take over the task of finding a replacement for his assistant? That way at least you know there's light at the end of the tunnel! Good luck!
has he posted/advertized for replacement and has interviews set?
Is this something you are choosing to do? What would happen if you said no?
One part of your post scares me: "I doubt that he'll be that motivated to hire someone while I'm doing so much for him."
Are you really open to doing this extra work on a semi-permanent basis? If not, could you set a target date for replacing the assistant and maybe volunteer to run the search?
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