my life is kind of like Pepper Potts...
The last few months have been a whirl wind of changes, but most definitely in a good way. My frustrations with the job search gave way in April when I finally was able to get an interview. Instead of spending countless hours rummaging through job openings and ads online, I decided to submit my resume to a staffing agency in the Boston area. I put it in on a Sunday afternoon, had an interview with the staffing agency the following Tuesday. They had three different options for me right away, but one of them seemed to stand out more than the others. That Friday, I had another interview, but this time with the actual company. Things went well, they called me for a second one the next Wednesday, this time with the man I'd actually be working for. Again, things went really well with the interview and the next Friday I was hired! It all happened literally within two weeks, and to think that I had spent almost three frustrated months sorting through tons of ads - it was great! So you might be asking, "Megan, what is it that you are doing?" and I will tell you what I am doing. My official title is Executive Assistant to the CEO and I work at a real estate management company just outside of Boston. Now, thankfully no real estate experience was required since my job has nothing to do with it - I'm more of a dilluted version of Pepper Potts from Iron Man. There's another assistant that I work with, an older gentleman in I'm guessing his late forties that actually happens to be the former brother-in-law to the CEO, that I've divided responsibilities with whose name is Joe. Joe freakin' rocks - I swear he makes my job twenty times more fun, and I think it's safe to say that my job is already pretty fun. What exactly is it that we do? A bit of it is basic admin work such as scheduling, filing, paperwork, etc., but I'd say a good 60% of it, at least, is anything you could possibly imagine. I have been sent on more random tasks than I could have ever expected. Perfect example, my very first day on the job, I was expecting a glorified secretary position which basically means I'd be sitting quietly at my desk, or at least would be in the office, for most of the work day. But I was very wrong. I get there, meet Joe, meet my boss David again, and off we go racing out of the office. I did my best to trail closely behind Joe only to discover that we were on our way to get a Porsche out of winter storage. A what?! A Porsche?! Did I hear that correctly?! Holy freakin' no way Batman!! This is crazy!! Then, realty set in for a millisecond and I suddenly started to panic: am I going to have to DRIVE this Porsche? Joe was mumbling about how I was riding in his car with him to the place and then we'd have to drive the Porsche somewhere else... who's we? Is "we" you? Or is "we" me? Ummmm.. what if I crash a Porsche on my very first day of my new job - I am sure that I will be forever banished from any type of employment anywhere in Massachusetts, or anywhere else for that matter, for all of eternity if I crashed a crazy amazing sports car... What have I gotten myself into? Luckily, Joe nominated himself to drive it, not only because he would be the more appropriate candidate considering his tenure over mine, but also because I don't know how to drive a manual transmission so it worked out quite nicely...
So yes, over the past three months I have embarked on random excursions and crazy fun and obscure tasks all throughout Massachusetts, but it's great because literally there is never a dull moment. And my boss is awesome. Lay back, wicked nice, and a generally fun guy, he makes my life pretty relaxed and much easier.
The perks are amazing, too. Like I said, this guys is awesome. So awesome in fact that he gave me tickets to a Red Sox game, seats that are along the first base line, three rows back. We were so close, we could've touched Youklis's bum if we really wanted to. I have pictures, which I'll upload next time, but it's too late now to do it.
I have work in the morning, another crazy day ahead of me, but I will be in touch soon. :)
