Thursday Things — Apr 2nd, 2026

In case you’re new here, CCing my EA is a bite-sized newsletter by Vimcal EA dedicated to Executive Assistants like yourself.

Every Thursday, we deliver a quick email with 5 new job listings, 3 fun posts, and 1 helpful tech tip straight to your inbox. 📬

5 new job listings

1. Groq, $169k - $229k, Remote (USA)

2. him & hers, $90k - $110k, Remote (USA)

3. CrowdStrike, $86k - $135k, Remote (USA)

4. Optro, $90k - $135k, Remote (USA)

5. Databricks, $155k - $213k, Remote (USA)

We only post jobs under 7 days old, but some may expire before you open this email.

3 posts you might’ve missed

#1

Thank you to CCing my EA reader Sofija for highlighting this post for us! 🙏

#2

I wish this were an April Fool's joke, but it's based on more than one EA's real-life experience. 😭 

In all seriousness, Happy Administrative Professionals month!

These comics are based on true stories submitted by EAs retold in a fun, anonymous way.

For convenience, we also post these to LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.

Do you have an outrageous or funny story you’d like to get off your chest? Just reply directly to this email to share. I promise anonymity! 🤫

#3

In my experience, I’ve personally found an almost perfect correlation between someone’s communication ability and their overall reliability. So I always appreciate a strong communicator! 🗣️

1 Tech Tip

iPhone Shortcut: Automatically turn on Low Power Mode at X% battery

Okay guys, I just discovered iPhone’s built-in Shortcuts app and it has had me so excited that I’ve decided to dedicate a few of the upcoming tech tips just to it. That said, I’ll do one for Android’s equivalent Tasker app too.

For context, Shortcuts basically allows you to create one-tap buttons for things you do all the time, or set rules like “when my battery hits 30%, turn on Low Power Mode”, which we’ll do now.

Set it up

1. Open the Shortcuts app

2. Tap Automation on the bottom (between Library and Gallery)

3. Tap New Automation

4. Choose Battery Level

5. Use the slider to set it to Falls Below 30% and select Run Immediately, then tap Next

6. Select Set Lower Power Mode in the Get Started section

7. Confirm

That’s it. Next time you drop under 30%, your phone will automatically go into Low Power Mode without you having to lift a finger!

Extras

• Set another automation for When Battery Level Rises Above 70% → Turn Low Power Mode Off so you’re not stuck in LPM forever

• You can toggle “Notify When Run” if you want visibility into the automation.

For a refresher on past Tech Tips without digging through your emails, they’re all available in a single post right here (doing my best to update once a month).

Thank you for reading!

Gentle reminder that we’re doing a meet up in Chicago and Minneapolis next week!

Look out for details for a NYC meet up this month as well :)

I’ll catch you next Thursday~

- Johnny Wu

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