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- Authors: Violet K. Avery
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ABBIE
“Abbie, I can’t tell you how pleased I am that you applied for the executive
assistant position.”
I nodded, trying to ignore my nerves that were wound so tightly they
made me nauseous but failed miserably. Linda Davis, Appeal Media’s head
HR manager, beamed at me as we walked toward the main elevators of our
office building. But fake it till you make it was the motto of the day.
“I thought it was fabulous that you jumped on the opportunity in the allhands meeting two weeks ago. I would have hated to see you miss this
chance. Can you imagine?”
Yes, I’d imagined it. Missing this chance had been my exact plan.
I found myself in my current predicament by accident. Indie Layne, my
best friend and also a colleague, and I had been sitting at the far end of the
conference room during the monthly admin team meeting. I was just about
to take a sip of my delicious iced coffee when Linda walked in to announce
the new position. I’d pretended a sudden fascination with the lid of my cup.
Avoiding eye contact was a great way to go unnoticed.
Indie had a different idea as she decided to offer me some not-so-subtle
career encouragement in the form of a sharp elbow to the ribs just as I lifted
my cup to take a sip. The shock nearly spilled my iced coffee all over the
table. In my efforts to save it, I simultaneously scrambled to right the cup
with one hand and made a “cheers” motion with the other.
Either way, Linda had interpreted my jumbled limb movements as
interest. This tale of woe ends with me being voluntold into a brand-new
job.
Having passed on several opportunities over the past few years, I
couldn’t very well tell Linda the sudden commitment to my career progress
had more to do with substandard reflexes than personal ambition.
I had no choice but to show management and HR my dedication to the
company. Apparently, that meant showing a desire for career progression.
Even if I actually felt no inkling of ambition other than to keep my
paycheck.
Flash forward to this moment, and I was about to deal with a whole set
of responsibilities I didn’t want.
The only thing I knew was that I wouldn’t be bringing any drinks, iced
or otherwise, to future meetings lest I end up tendering my resignation.
Riding the elevator to the fifth floor, I was a bundle of nerves. But
quitting to avoid meeting my new boss and learning a new role? That would
have been a life-destroying decision.
Although my three years at Appeal Media may not have been the most
thrilling, they certainly gave me the financial security I needed. The general
admin team for the smaller accounts was low stress and predictable. My
days were filled with mundane tasks like filing, copying materials for
meetings, multiple coffee runs, and data entry.
My job had kept me from becoming financially destitute and therefore
needing to return to my mother’s home in San Jose. Just the thought of
having to move back there had a fresh pool of dread forming in my
stomach.
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