Some good advice here though, I appreciate it. I only ever have one employee, so I don't have a lot of experience handing this stuff.
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Originally Posted by porsche4life
I thought your last assistant was a rock star?
Good luck man, its tough finding someone to keep all the docs straight!
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Previous one was a rock start when she was ON, but if there was any drama in her personal life (and there always was) she went off the rails. Was happening more frequently and I had my own drama to tend to without having to accommodate hers. I think it was an age/maturity thing. I'd love to have her efficiency and savvy in a more mature/steady employee
One of the people I interviewed had a lot of potential and seemed sharp, but pressed the "flexibility" issue enough to concern me. I work 60+ hrs a week, half of it of it evenings and weekends... *I'M* the one who needs flexibility, not my employee. These are your hours, these are your duties. Yes, no, not maybe.
It's tough too because people who know me assume I'd be fun to work for, so they apply or send their friends. Real estate is portrayed unrealistically on TV so people assume it will be all fun and excitement, but the work I'm paying for is demanding and the objective is to have THEM do the boring, intense stuff so I am freed up to do the stuff that brings the $$ in. The last one was a friend of a friend (hard to avoid, small city/small world). I am already catching a bit of a backlash from the friend. Ah well