Do you use Google alerts? I’ve got them set up for a ton of watch words so I can stay on top of industry news and other topic mentions.
In one of my alerts, I came across a fellow’s blog. Not exactly sure what he does, but he was talking about Virtual Assistants. Well, I always love it when someone outside the industry helps us promote the profession, and naturally clicked on the link to see what he had to say.
Among other things, there was this gem:
“Must be able to work without supervision.”
Huh?!
Why oh why do people continue to talk about us as if we were employees?! This really chaps my hide!!!
Since when do independent professionals ever need to work with supervision? When you shop for an attorney or an accountant, do you ask them if they work well without your supervision? I think you’d be politely shown the door.
Come on! I am sick of this crap. Where is the professional respect? I know there are many so-called Virtual Assistants operating with employee-mindset. Those people are NOT Virtual Assistants–they are telecommuters.
Get.It.Straight.
Thanks for commenting. Yeah, the virtual assistant term is really completely idiotic to...
