Company: IBM
Date: 2016-04-04
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current

Executive Assistant
Pros: I enjoy the sincere appreciation I receive from not only my boss, but also the people I work with. A heartfelt “thanks” goes a long way to improving my attitude and productivity. 
In terms of the nuts and bolts of my job, it involves several calendar management, meetings and travel arrangements – I have always enjoyed puzzles and am always discovering new features in lotus notes, which only serve to remind me how little I really know about its full capabilities.
My company also pays for outside training, without many stipulations. So, I can enhance my skills as I see fit and have time. I guess they trust that employees generally want to succeed and if they feel they need some training, they probably do.
Okay, ending on a positive note, I'm good at my job and feel positive about my contribution to the business at the highest level.
Cons: I prefer face-to-face interaction with my peers, but at my  office I work alone and they were in Dubai,USA in the main office.  This created challenges on how to work together and be most effective.  I developed weekly project meetings, arranged video conferences and my to-do list was posted electronically so my supervisor could always keep track of my work.