It kills me that at 47 I still struggle with this, but absolutely fundamentally my soul is like I AM AN EXCELLENT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY LET ME SHINE and I am like - settle the fuck down and go do some astrophysics.

I missed out on something today as I didn't open my personal email until this evening. I'm middle-aged so email still seems new to me and I associate it with work. The person who contacted me has my phone numbers and could easily have rung, which would:ve reached me sooner and benefited him, too.

Try it at 59!

I feel seen.

I really was, up until June, an excellent Executive *Assistant* and l, let me tell you, I learned early on that it is A-Ok to ignore unsolicited email requests.

Isn't being an astrophysicist far cooler than being someone's secretary? Or is it something I don't get as English isn't my first language?

This happens to me and I'm not even a halfway good executive secretary 😭

Sarah, I am also a Sarah who struggles regularly w/ the desire to let my inner Exec Secretary shine, e.g., I watch movies with admins in them and often think "Oh I can definitely do that/that looks fun" which feels weird! I then have to remind myself that it's probably time to paint and create joy.