“Hi there,
I've been a Personal Assistant for a C-level executive
for 2 years now (where I received some great advice from you before I started,
thank you!) and I could not be more thankful and grateful for all that I've
gained from that position. I have developed both a great professional
relationship and personal friendship with my boss and have enjoyed working with
him and the company. He's expressed his appreciation for my hard work and his
desire for me to move up in the company once I've decided where I want to be,
which I am still figuring out. I also handle his executive calendar and work in
the office with him.
But recently, I've been getting annoyed with my daily
tasks that never used to faze me before: getting his lunch, coming to my desk
to ask me something, driving his car to run an errand, etc. It's getting to the
point where I feel as if I'm starting to resent him and get angry for all
the little things I have to do for him, even though I know it's my job to do
them. I don't want to do anything beyond my regular position (when I didn't
mind before) because I rather not spend extra time with him. He hasn't been
anything but his usual friendly and appreciative self me so I feel guilty for
feeling like this.
I'm still figuring out what my next move is so for the
time being (a few months at least) I will still be his assistant, but I wanted
to know how you've dealt with these feelings of annoyance towards your boss if
you ever have and how you've overcome them. I would talk to him about it, as a
friend, but I don't want to cross any lines professionally and make things
awkward.
Please let me know your thoughts, thank you!”
