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lioness70
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Hi Liz! Look at it this way: if you don't want to be a PA, this is a golden opportunity to reinvent yourself. I was just where you are now, and I can tell you, I'm much happier where I am now. I also relate to the laundry list of complaints being told to you way after the fact. I hate when that happens! If they had a problem, they should have told you ASAP. But we all know some companies use that as an excuse to get rid of people who "just aren't working out"-the cowardly way.
As for the "bright, confident" admins stuff they claim to be looking for vs. admins who hide their real selves, I can honestly say this was one of my biggest problems with this profession. That's what some of my bosses wanted-quiet, subservient admins, and I was and am neither of those! It was also one of the problems I encountered in this last "job from hell." Now I admitted that some of it was my fault, i.e. looking for a cash cow and believing that part-time meant just that in terms of job commitment. Still, the company's other admins were indeed quiet and subservient, and when things started to happen (wearing sneakers, telling a company bigshot that I had my own work to finish and I wasn't staying overtime to do hers when I didn't work for her), trouble, and indeed, the end, loomed for me. That was NOT what the company wanted from an admin, and I found out a little too late.
Seriously, do some soul-searching and if you find out this just isn't the job for you, there's no shame in it. Maybe you will find a place that lets you be creative, confident, and an admin at the same time. I'm going through the same painful self-discoveries as you. Believe me, you'll be a better person once you come out of this phase, admin or not.
Finally, I echo what everyone else said: this was a bad, bad fit and indeed, you're better off without them.
Best wishes, Lioness
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