Working As A Personal Assistant

Hi friend,

I think it is not a bad idea to take up such a job but you need to find out the kind of person your boss is and why that position is vacant.

Above all, resist all forms of temptations and appearances of evil.  So says the bible.

Cheers.

I don't like the idea at all.

Why can't men be their P.A?

I will feel very insecure to have my woman does that. 

Some even travel with their Boss in the name of Personal Assistant.

THERE is nothing wrong in that so long both of u know your limits.

Jennifer Lopez once had a personal assistant to tweak her nipples so they would be hard for photoshoots. I would gladly do that a whole summer. I think after 3  months I would get bored and start looking for something else to tweak!

Personal assistant, abroad yes. In Nigeria, hell no.  Just ask your boss if you will be workin under or ontop of him.

@Akola

Sorry this is a little offtopic, *_{abeg wey my gift for that politics thread na}*

I don't see any prob with working as a PA or Personal Secretary to a male boss.  The challenges a lady PA may face with her boss, is the same thing any other lady  either a marketer, admin officer, clerk etc can equally face  working under a male boss.
I think the issue lies on the surbordinate to actually know her purpose of being in the office, whether shes is there for relationshp/sex or just to work.  Her action/inaction and mode of dressing will speak her purpose.
Granted that male bosses tend to date their PAs, but the lady in question can either encourage him or discourage him whenever he shows illict interest in her. You can encourage him by indirecting telling him(by your dressing or you actions/inactions) that you understand his nonverbal/verbal remarks or discouraging him by simply ignoring him and ACTING OFFICIAL in every dealing with him. I am not against light mood with your boss, but when he is taking it for another thing, start ACTING OFFICIAL a RESPONSIBLE man will stop.

I  have worked as a PA to a male boss, yes, i was harrased by him, but i never gave up in acting official and he stoped it and never repeated it.

some ppeople may date them for securing their job, but i bet you, you will never last in that job.

I think being a personal assistant is the girl that picks madams call and says oga is in a meeting
when he is enjoying with his mistress somewhere.  Or better still with the P.A. herself.

Why carry someone else's files when you can have yours?

There is nothing wrong with a man looking for a PA, as a matter of fact, men are more confortable with a female PA than men.
As a lady, u just have to know where to draw the line, the thing wey u know say u no go chop, make u no use ya nose smell am, when you are on a trip with ya oga and him buy u gala and nice drink, make u no take am, when he buy u biscuit and coca cola, tell am you are fine, because when you take all that, na trouble u dey invite, a man thought a woman owe him as long as the woman take anything from him, and the price is always you know what, so stay away from trouble, wish you da best, and if you are easily tempted, go and buy an underwear that is made of steel, make sure it gets padlock too, wear it be4 u leave the house, and leave the keys at home, but some boss could be sturborn, if he want to take you to a welder to remove the padlock, tell him, u no go, me don give u the piece of my mind oh, good luck

Working as a PA for any gender reqiures you to be ethical in your practice.
As long as u remain ethical, u are going 2 be free from all sorts likely unworthy gestures because your boss knows where you stand and he or she understands the fact that you wont compromise.
Should in case your boss does not understand your kind of person, its better u look for your greener pasture elsewhere.
like we all know "prevention is better than cure"
And besides you should not even things thay wont pay off at the end of the day

What is the difference in working with a Male boss in another job capacity?

l mean is it only when its PA job that it becomes something else?

What about d Marketers? A P.A. and a Marketers, who stand a better chance of messing around in d office?

Maybe you misunderstood her intentions and she wasn't interested in sex?

You were even ready to give  her       _{until she ditched u}

Really, i feel ti's great so as long as the person you are assisting is great!

honestly its easier said,but when u find yourself in that position,u will undastand why the situation goes the oda way round sometimes because, this is someone u see virtually everyday of the week(aside from weekdays depending on the nature of your job),u travel with him most times and handle issues(official) and projects together,lets be honest a time will come when there would be this sudden attraction,but regardless though the lady should DEFINE HER LIMITS FIRMLY because lik the saying goes DNT SMELL WHAT You KNOW YOU DNT WANT TO EAT