Many offices have one!
You know the type – always interested in your projects, needs your undivided attention, won’t let you move things without some sort of inquiry or move of interest. You guessed it! I’m referring to my “Right-Hand Assistant,” my cat – named “Kitty”.
When I decided to make the move from working in a corporate world to the outsourcing world of Virtual Assistant, I never realized the adjustment would come with a furry friend assistant and companion. Weekdays you’ll find my assistant nearby — stretched across the end of my P-shaped desk or curled up on the side chair. Just the rustle of papers from the file cabinet or the hum of the printer will bring the patter of paws to my desktop. Having an assistant is good discipline for keeping your desktop tidy because extra pens can be used as batting toys, ending up on the floor.
Amazingly enough, my silent partner always seems to know just when it’s end-of-the-day quitting time. If I fail to notice, Kitty takes that moment to pounce on my woven Persian rug coaster and sends it sailing across the desk or to the floor. That’s my cue to wrap it up and join the rest of the world in making the transition from work day to leisure time.
The best part about having such a loyal assistant is the melody of purrs when you’re crunching numbers or proofreading a document. If you haven’t found an assistant of your own I encourage you to take the leap. You’ll be glad for the companionship and it saves getting an alarm clock.
Until the next leaf falls,
~Ruth
1 Comment
April 4, 2008 at 6:33 pm
That’s fabulous Ruth! We have an unlicensed real estate assistant in the form of Lola, our 1 1/2 year old Havanese. She is about 10 lbs of fluff and is a great ice breaker with our clients. She loves to greet everyone coming thru our doors, is happy to entertain our clients children and guards us all from birds and plastic bags flying by our windows. Every now and again I get someone who isn’t exactly “receptive” to her but 99% of the time people love seeing her here in the office. And my co-workers just adore her. In fact, she is so well known that she often gets greeted before we do when we take her to business functions!
I highly recommend having a “right hand assistant” if the conditions are right. If the office atmosphere allows for it and you have an animal that is well behaved it can be a great advantage as an ice breaker and for creating a much more pleasant work environment for everyone!
Great post Ruth!
–Lisa