Thursday Things — 1 Year Anniversary Edition

In case you’re new here, CCing my EA is a bite-sized newsletter for Executive Assistants, packed with 5 new job listings, 3 fun posts, and 1 helpful tech tip, delivered every Thursday.

Well… almost every Thursday.

This week’s a little different.

To celebrate one year of CCing My EA, we’re looking back at some of the best highlights from the past 12 months.

Hope you enjoy the reminiscing, and thank you for being part of this community. 💌

Most popular jobs

1. Bumble, $115k - $140k, Remote (Sep 26th, 2024)

2. 1Password, $87k - $131k, Remote (Sep 26th, 2024)

3. Andreessen Horowitz, $149k - $165k, Remote (Feb 20th, 2025)

4. Figma, $122k - $260k, Remote (Feb 20th, 2025)

5. him & hers, $160k - $180k, Remote (Jun 19th, 2025)

6. GitLab, $90k - $194k, Remote (Mar 20th, 2025)

7. Zapier, $116k - $175k, Remote (Apr 17th, 2025)

8. Turning Stone Enterprises, $121k - $154k, Remote (May 8th, 2025)

9. Wiz, $124k - $170k, Remote (Apr 24th, 2025)

10. Oracle, $79k - $158k, Remote (May 22nd, 2025)

Least popular jobs

1. Uber, $99k - $110k, Sunnyvale, CA (Aug 22nd, 2024)

2. Adobe, $79k - $166k, San Jose, CA (Apr 24th, 2025)

3. T-Mobile, $66k - $119k, Bellevue, WA (Aug 28th, 2024)

4. Ring, $50k - $107k, Bellevue, WA (Oct 3rd, 2024)

5. Boston Consulting Group, $73k - $89k, Philadelphia, PA (Aug 7th, 2025)

6. AMD, $94k - $141k, Santa Clara, CA (Apr 14th, 2025)

7. LinkedIn, $81k - $133k, Mountain View, CA (Mar 27th, 2025)

8. Intuit, $87 - $118, Mountain View, CA (Feb 27th, 2025)

9. eBay, $57k - $120k, San Jose, CA (Mar 6th, 2025)

10. lululemon, $63k - $83k, Seattle, WA (Jun 12th, 2025)

Note: I excluded data from the first two CCing my EA issues because we had fewer than 200 readers at the time, which isn’t quite enough to reach statistical significance.

Interestingly, Uber came in as the least clicked job of all time, while Bumble was by far the most popular.

That doesn’t necessarily mean EAs love or hate those specific companies though. It’s more likely just highlighting a consistent trend we've seen all year: EAs are overwhelmingly more interested in remote roles than those requiring on-site presence.

Top 7 posts

#1

I strongly encourage you to check out Elizabeth’s free ROI Calculator Tool that will help you build a case for how much impact and value you’re truly bringing to your exec. ⭐

#2

If you’re looking for EAs on LinkedIn to follow, I totally recommend checking out this blog post Nicky Christmas dropped compiling top voices in the EA community.

Quite a few of the past posts featured on CCing my EA were authored by EAs on this list, so you can trust the list is legit. 😎

#3

Some highlights from our report:

• As of early 2024, 26% of administrative professionals were using AI tools

  • Admins in the tech industry were 58% more likely than average to be using AI tools

• Case studies have shown that tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot can save EAs 25 hours each month

• 24% of professionals are worried AI will replace them

  • Those in Business Support & Logistics (such as EAs) are twice as likely to be worried about replacement

#4x

There are a LOT of words in this one and it’s a little difficult to read without line breaks, but the story is so good I just have to share it.

#5

#6

Fantastic tips to quickly establish a ton of trust from your exec at a new role. 💡

#7

The true value of an Executive Assistant isn’t just in what they do, it’s in what they free you to do. A great EA doesn’t just manage tasks; they’re the secret to scaling time, focus, and impact for any executive. 🧠

#Bonus

The future is now. 🚀

Top 3 memes

#1

Could be worse though, at least it's not "𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦". 😭

#2

Where would they be without us?

#3

“Okay, I swear I just saw that email... Let’s just search ‘urgent’.

Hmm no, ‘ASAP’? Maybe ‘Follow-up’ or ‘Re: Follow-up’?!

Oh great, that just gave me 12 more email threads from last week.”

- Some poor EA out there 😭

Top 2 comics

#1

Move it earlier.

#2

When someone asks if being an EA is like being a butler...

Top 2 tech tips

#1

40+ Guided workflows with EAwiz’s ChatGPT bot

This tech tip comes from Courtney Johnson, creator of EAwiz! 🎉

She’s built a free custom ChatGPT bot that’s specifically tailored for the needs of Executive Assistants.

EAwiz offers guided, step-by-step help for 40+ high-impact workflows using simple hashtag commands (like #calendar, #budget, #branding, etc.). Here's how:

1. One Question at a Time: Like a productivity coach, EAwiz asks one clear question at each step so you're never overwhelmed.

2. Customized Output: You get three tailored versions of every result:

   • Concise ✅

   • Detailed 📋

   • Creative 💡

3. Smart File Integration: Upload documents, and EAwiz can extract or optimize info from them on the spot (e.g., resumes, reports, calendars).

4. Tool Suggestions: EAwiz will recommend free tools first, and only premium ones when necessary.

Hope you find this helpful with your day-to-day EA needs!

#2

ChatGPT prompting cheat sheet

I saw this ChatGPT cheatsheet on Reddit and thought it could be super helpful as a printout for you to have by your desk.

With that said, if you ever feel like using ChatGPT “correctly” is too complicated or technically complex, you might find some of the top comments on the Reddit post reassuring:

If you ever need a refresher on past Tech Tips without digging through your emails, they’re all available in a single post right here.

Thank you for reading!

I know this week’s “best of” format means we skipped over some great new posts from the EA community.

Don’t worry, I’ve got them saved and will include them in next week’s issue so we can pick up right where we left off.

In the meanwhile, please take the CCing my EA Anniversary Survey if you get the chance!

I’ll see you next Thursday~

- Johnny Wu

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