Yeah so I know the title is a bit cheesy, but I couldn't resist.
Anyways, so I got pulled up out of the mailroom after an enduring two months into what is called the floater pool. It's a period of time in between the mailroom and when you finally get an official desk (and a permanent boss). It's also a period of time when you receive training, shadow not so busy assistants and coordinators, and learn the systems (ie. phone lists, rolling calls, etc...).
Instead of giving me any training or allowing me to kindly sit beside a not so busy assistant, I was invited to sit on a long term (2 1/2 weeks) desk for a very busy agent in the global branding entertainment department. This is product placement and celebrity endorsements...fyi. I can see (after the fact...hindsight being the 20/20 that it is) how she can be a nice person, even genuine at times, but not to her assistant. To say the least I got a crash course in every since of the expression.
If for some reason you're ever in the same situation, hang in there, move like lightning, and know the right answer before you open you're mouth, and you'll get out of there with a, "you did a good job." Pleasing those that aren't easily pleased is a wonderful feeling.
Anyways, so I got pulled up out of the mailroom after an enduring two months into what is called the floater pool. It's a period of time in between the mailroom and when you finally get an official desk (and a permanent boss). It's also a period of time when you receive training, shadow not so busy assistants and coordinators, and learn the systems (ie. phone lists, rolling calls, etc...).
Instead of giving me any training or allowing me to kindly sit beside a not so busy assistant, I was invited to sit on a long term (2 1/2 weeks) desk for a very busy agent in the global branding entertainment department. This is product placement and celebrity endorsements...fyi. I can see (after the fact...hindsight being the 20/20 that it is) how she can be a nice person, even genuine at times, but not to her assistant. To say the least I got a crash course in every since of the expression.
If for some reason you're ever in the same situation, hang in there, move like lightning, and know the right answer before you open you're mouth, and you'll get out of there with a, "you did a good job." Pleasing those that aren't easily pleased is a wonderful feeling.
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Great work.
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