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Thursday Things — Aug 7th, 2025
"CCing my EA’s 1 year anniversary!"
Johnny at CCing my EA
August 07, 2025
Got a survey question idea?
Tomorrow is CCing my EA’s 1 year anniversary! 🎉
To celebrate, I’m putting together our first-ever Anniversary Survey.
I have a few questions in mind (e.g. “What’s your favorite productivity tool?” or “How many execs do you support?”), but I’d love to get suggestions from you too.
What questions are you curious to hear from other EAs about? Some other examples I was thinking about:
“What’s the most unusual task you’ve had to handle this year?”
“Do you feel like your title reflects the level of work you do?”
“What’s one thing you wish more EAs talked about openly?”
If something comes to mind, just hit reply and send it my way. I’ll be finalizing the questions soon before I send the survey out in a special edition of CCing my EA next Thursday. 👀
In case you’re new here, CCing my EA is a bite-sized newsletter 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
Experian, $64k - $110k, Remote
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, $60k - $75k, Remote
Rescale, $120k - $160k, Remote
World Wildlife Fund, $78k - $98k, Hybrid (Washington, DC)
Boston Consulting Group, $73k - $89k, Hybrid (Philadelphia, PA)
We only post jobs under 7 days old, but some may expire before you open this email.
3 posts you might’ve missed
#1
Your execs won’t always see the work you’ve done in ensuring things are running smoothly, but it doesn’t hurt to gently remind them too. 😉
#2
Issue #9: We did it
These comics are based on true stories submitted by EAs retold in a fun, anonymous way.
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
As summer is in its final month and you’re considering taking some last minute PTO, steal some of Colleen’s tips so you can return to work ready to go.
Just make sure your team leaves the microwave plugged in while you’re gone. 😂
1 Tech Tip
Why EAs need tools built specifically for their workflows
If you’ve ever wrestled with a tool that wasn’t designed for how you work (e.g. Google Calendar or Outlook), this might resonate.
Imagine you want to colorize a black and white photo.
You could ask a general tool like ChatGPT to do it.
It’ll kiiinda work, but it’s clunky, slow, and honestly not good enough.
Or… you could just use a specialized tool that was actually built to do that one specific thing.
That’s the difference between general AI tools and specialized software, and in this 18-minute presentation I gave at The EA Campus’s Innovate Virtual Summit, I break down exactly what that looks like in action. 👇
If you’ve ever felt like your scheduling tools are fighting you, you’ll want to watch this.
For 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!
Reminder to share any questions you’re curious to hear from other EAs about for the Anniversary Survey.
If you think of something, you can just hit reply to share it with me.
I’ll see you next Thursday for a very special issue~
- Johnny Wu
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