2007-01-21 19:09:12 · 11 answers · asked by icetrinity 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
No.the next time he tells you to do personal business for him tell him to forget it.
2007-01-21 19:11:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not with their own money unless this is previously arranged and they are promptly re-imbursed.
But yes, that's part of the job. Any requested assistance that does not break a law or endanger the assistant themselves would be considered a part of that job description.
Personal assistant is an easy job that pays far more than it's deserving of in most cases. If you have it, you should consider yourself lucky and not look a gift horse in the mouth. The bottom line is a personal assistant is a convenience. When it becomes a hinderance or annoyance, it becomes easer to do without one.
2007-01-22 03:22:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You may have clerical work, secretarial work, errand running, It all depends on the job requirements for both you and your boss. Personal Assistants are basically an extra set of hands and legs and sometimes referred to as "gofers" (Go-For) they go for this and go for that. However, if your boss expects you to buy his lunch and cigarettes with your money and without reimbursement, then your boss needs a painful lesson in common sense and office edicate. That is very unprofessional.
2007-01-22 03:42:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It certainly can be - it really depends on the agreement or employment
contract between the assistant and the boss.
Realistically, the higher up in a tall corporate ladder you go, the busier
executive types can get and the more ... odd ... stuff needs to get delegated.
If agreed to by the assistant at the time of employment, assistants can help
out with dry cleaning, meals, even acting as eye candy to social events.
However, both parties need to be extra careful about abusing the
relationship as it can get easily out of hand.
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2007-01-22 04:13:36 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Jerk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, as long as the boss pays for the stuff. That's why it's called a "personal" assistant rather than an executive assistant.
2007-01-22 03:16:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much, & pick up their drycleaning. Most p/a's say their job is like babysitting someone. Haven't you ever seen those movies where the p/a buys the bosses wife a scarf for her birthday as the prick can't even muster up the time or thoughtfullness to buy something himself?
2007-01-22 03:13:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be. Are you still getting your lunch hour? He has to give you the money to do it.
2007-01-22 21:19:21 · answer #8 · answered by kadel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, that's called a favor. i've picked up coffee for the crew before just to be nice, it's a give take thing
2007-01-22 03:17:31 · answer #9 · answered by nanabooboo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it can be - it depends, did it say run errands in your job description, then yes. Just make sure they pay you back if it was.
2007-01-22 03:12:57 · answer #10 · answered by freshbliss 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋