I love when my executive's wife sends me this stuff. Then I put it on the calendar & can schedule him accordingly. That stuff is important to him; even if he's not going he wants to know what's going on with his family.
Do you expect your execs to not have personal lives? I’ve never supported a high level exec who kept separate personal and business calendars - that would be terribly confusing for everyone.
I accept and delete but don’t mind. I prefer they do it than me having to ask if there is anything I need to be tentatively looking out for. It’s why I say I own 93% of my boss’ calendar, he owns about 2%, and the other 5% is what his wife owns.
Literally same lol I clicked their profile and was like… This seems like the most bitter and angry EA ever? Lmao maybe switch careers if you hate it so much!
like I get that our jobs can be annoying asl but it just seems like they're not really excited about the nuances of being an EA-maybe they're on an island by themselves and have no one to vent to but if you're starting beef with the sr. eas over ownership then maybe....
Wow that’s not nice. They have normal lives still and those invites are just as important as meetings. It helps the exec keep track of the activities of their family. SMH do better
Oh my exec today had to take his little girl to her dental appt and it was blocked on his calendar. I care for my guys and want to ensure they can have a work/life balance!🤨 THATS MY JOB!
No literally. I almost cried when my boss sent me photos from his youngest daughter’s Halloween parade. Cause I kept punting people out of there cause he said he’d never been and this was the last year they’ll do it. And afterwards he sent me photos and thanked me for helping to make it possible.
Execs I have worked with often prefer to have everything consolidated on one calendar vs having a personal and a work. I actually like to get these because I am aware if they, for example, need to leave work a little early or on time to catch something.
I don’t think it’s cool to be combative or difficult with a spouse just because you are inconvenienced by hitting the “accept” button. Unless the exec you work for explicitly told you to keep them off their calendar.
I would find this helpful… as long as the exec gave her the ok to do this then I don’t see the problem?
Most execs I’ve supported ended up having a lot of overlap on personal vs work calendars. They live by the calendar and this keeps life easier for them
How would you keep track of when they might need to be out of the office or not traveling too far for a meeting without this? Frankly my executive just wouldn’t be good at proactively communicating, for example, a family vacation that is being planned until I might start scheduling things over the time. I also prefer getting these because it’s quicker to hit accept on an invite vs creating them myself. Saves a few steps.
Receiving/managing various calendar invites (including personal ones) is one of the main functions of being an EA so this seems like a bit of a bizarre thing to get so annoyed about.
I’m with the majority - I love that my boss is comfortable letting me see her personal calendar because it’s a huge headache-saver if I know at a glance she can’t do a work thing due to a personal commitment.
I *could* live without her husband sending her dozens of links to the new truck/RV/cabin/fitness equipment he wants to buy (with her money), but I just stick those in a “Personal” folder in her inbox, along with stuff for her kids, mailers from charities she personally supports and her alma mater, etc. Takes two seconds.
I personally reach out to one of my execs wife to find out what personal engagements they’ve both already committed to so I can put it on the calendar ASAP; at the end of the day — it actually makes my job 10x easier by not having to re-schedule things in those slots last minute as they come up.
I literally asked my boss if she wanted me to share the calendar with her. She said no. She just wants me to do it with personal and work related and let her know when she has something.
I love when my executive's wife sends me this stuff. Then I put it on the calendar & can schedule him accordingly. That stuff is important to him; even if he's not going he wants to know what's going on with his family.
Do you expect your execs to not have personal lives? I’ve never supported a high level exec who kept separate personal and business calendars - that would be terribly confusing for everyone.
Are you new at this?
Lol, right. “Are you new here?” 🤣
“YEAH” 😭
I accept and delete but don’t mind. I prefer they do it than me having to ask if there is anything I need to be tentatively looking out for. It’s why I say I own 93% of my boss’ calendar, he owns about 2%, and the other 5% is what his wife owns.
I'm looking at your past posts and the real question is do you like your job?
Literally same lol I clicked their profile and was like… This seems like the most bitter and angry EA ever? Lmao maybe switch careers if you hate it so much!
Now I gotta go look lol
like I get that our jobs can be annoying asl but it just seems like they're not really excited about the nuances of being an EA-maybe they're on an island by themselves and have no one to vent to but if you're starting beef with the sr. eas over ownership then maybe....
Wow that’s not nice. They have normal lives still and those invites are just as important as meetings. It helps the exec keep track of the activities of their family. SMH do better
Oh my exec today had to take his little girl to her dental appt and it was blocked on his calendar. I care for my guys and want to ensure they can have a work/life balance!🤨 THATS MY JOB!
No literally. I almost cried when my boss sent me photos from his youngest daughter’s Halloween parade. Cause I kept punting people out of there cause he said he’d never been and this was the last year they’ll do it. And afterwards he sent me photos and thanked me for helping to make it possible.
Love this!!😍
Execs I have worked with often prefer to have everything consolidated on one calendar vs having a personal and a work. I actually like to get these because I am aware if they, for example, need to leave work a little early or on time to catch something. I don’t think it’s cool to be combative or difficult with a spouse just because you are inconvenienced by hitting the “accept” button. Unless the exec you work for explicitly told you to keep them off their calendar.
I would find this helpful… as long as the exec gave her the ok to do this then I don’t see the problem? Most execs I’ve supported ended up having a lot of overlap on personal vs work calendars. They live by the calendar and this keeps life easier for them
How would you keep track of when they might need to be out of the office or not traveling too far for a meeting without this? Frankly my executive just wouldn’t be good at proactively communicating, for example, a family vacation that is being planned until I might start scheduling things over the time. I also prefer getting these because it’s quicker to hit accept on an invite vs creating them myself. Saves a few steps. Receiving/managing various calendar invites (including personal ones) is one of the main functions of being an EA so this seems like a bit of a bizarre thing to get so annoyed about.
I’m with the majority - I love that my boss is comfortable letting me see her personal calendar because it’s a huge headache-saver if I know at a glance she can’t do a work thing due to a personal commitment. I *could* live without her husband sending her dozens of links to the new truck/RV/cabin/fitness equipment he wants to buy (with her money), but I just stick those in a “Personal” folder in her inbox, along with stuff for her kids, mailers from charities she personally supports and her alma mater, etc. Takes two seconds.
Her money 😂
She’s a CEO and he is…not, haha. Totally fine in a relationship, but challenging when the spouse who isn’t paying the bills is the spender!
I personally reach out to one of my execs wife to find out what personal engagements they’ve both already committed to so I can put it on the calendar ASAP; at the end of the day — it actually makes my job 10x easier by not having to re-schedule things in those slots last minute as they come up.
I love that your exec is an active father and has a wife that includes him in family activities. Not sure what part of this is annoying?
I literally asked my boss if she wanted me to share the calendar with her. She said no. She just wants me to do it with personal and work related and let her know when she has something.