marylander1940 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) Anna Wintour Is Looking For A Personal Assistant – Here's Exactly What's On The $60,000/Year Job Listing WWW.BUZZFEED.COM Do you have what it takes to be Anna Wintour's assistant? The ideal candidate for this "critical role" needs to be "extremely organized, efficient, deadline-oriented, and able to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced, matrixed, digital media environment." OP note: considering she was the real life inspiration for "The devil wears Prada" thanks but no thanks! Edited June 22, 2023 by marylander1940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ DERRIK Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 a great movie marylander1940, BSR, thomas and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokomaru Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 60K?! What an absurd number for a “critical” job. Only masochists need apply. pubic_assistance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubic_assistance Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 13 minutes ago, Bokomaru said: 60K?! What an absurd number for a “critical” job If that's accurate that truly is absurd. That's pocket change in NYC. BSR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousByNature Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 1 hour ago, pubic_assistance said: If that's accurate that truly is absurd. That's pocket change in NYC. They probably justify that salary by thinking that the experience of working for her, and having that on your resume, is priceless. Apparently those in most royal service roles in the UK are paid comparatively little, despite London being an expensive place to live - the honour of holding a position serving the Crown is almost expected to be payment enough... LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 It's a job a million girls would kill for marylander1940, + nycman and + poolboy48220 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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+ FreshFluff Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 5 hours ago, CuriousByNature said: They probably justify that salary by thinking that the experience of working for her, and having that on your resume, is priceless. Apparently those in most royal service roles in the UK are paid comparatively little, despite London being an expensive place to live - the honour of holding a position serving the Crown is almost expected to be payment enough... LOL. The girl they want doesn't need the money. CuriousByNature, pubic_assistance, mike carey and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Peter Eater Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) Buzzfeed doesn’t say, because it’s a crappy site, but the average annual salary for a personal assistant in the US is about $45,000. (Check zip recruiter.) Wintour’s offered salary range is $60,000-$80,000. Also, gender isn’t specified, so a boy could get the job, rather than a girl. Edited June 25, 2023 by Peter Eater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sync Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 I've had conversation with veterans of Wintour's environment. Pity the next poor soul that walks into it. marylander1940 and alageorge 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 10 hours ago, Peter Eater said: Buzzfeed doesn’t say, because it’s a crappy site, but the average annual salary for a personal assistant in the US is about $45,000. (Check zip recruiter.) Wintour’s offered salary range is $60,000-$80,000. Also, gender isn’t specified, so a boy could get the job, rather than a girl. There are personal assistants and then there are others. It all depends who you are assisting. In this case a very List A person in a very rarified position. I wouldn't accept less than $120,000 for such a position. But I would have to see the job description. Maybe its just a junior one. What does the rest of her personal staff look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Eater Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 12 hours ago, Luv2play said: I wouldn't accept less than $120,000 for such a position. Good luck with that. Let us know how the application goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 On 6/25/2023 at 7:53 PM, sync said: I've had conversation with veterans of Wintour's environment. Pity the next poor soul that walks into it. I've known people who have worked for not only Wintour, but bigwigs in publishing and television news media. It's a fucking slog, but they made it through and ended up with solid recommendations and even better careers. You do what you gotta do.... People who are successful rarely end up that way with manicured, clean hands. marylander1940 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 On 6/26/2023 at 8:33 AM, Peter Eater said: Good luck with that. Let us know how the application goes. I would have all the skills but am too old for the job. Also it's a job for a person in their twenties. When I was older I preferred being the boss. And today I still participate in the work force in a limited way and mostly volunteeer but some paid gigs. As with anything, you have to know what you are good at and what you like to do. Then be confident and assert yourself. Things usually work out well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sync Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 7 hours ago, BenjaminNicholas said: I've known people who have worked for not only Wintour, but bigwigs in publishing and television news media. It's a fucking slog, but they made it through and ended up with solid recommendations and even better careers. You do what you gotta do.... People who are successful rarely end up that way with manicured, clean hands. I have worked in publishing, and apparently have had the good fortune of having met highly successful individuals whom were neither feared nor hated by their peers or underlings. Some of the people I met bailed from Conde Nast because they could not endure the acrimonious environment, they all referred to it as "Conde Nasty." Surprising to me was the number of people I met who bailed from Disney, decaring it the most hostile workplace environment they had ever encountered. Apparently, like most pursuits in life, it's "pick your own poison." + BenjaminNicholas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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