Thursday Things — Oct 17th, 2024

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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. 6sense, $107.2k - $140.3k, Remote

2. Atlassian, $92.3k - $136.8k, Remote

3. Iterable, $102.5k - $158k, Remote

4. Microsoft, $59.1k - $115.7k, Remote

5. Vera Therapeutics, $115k - $142k, Remote

3 posts you might’ve missed

#1

Based on the wild EA stories I received in response to the September 26th, 2024 issue, it seems like EAs often get burned by the hot tea via collateral damage. 🤕

#2

On a scale of 1-10, how much of a people pleaser do you think you currently are?

I feel like lately I’ve been at a healthy 6.5. 😌

#3

This is one of the all time most popular posts on r/LifeProTips for a reason.

It seems like Executive Assistants already know about prioritizing their sanity over company brand though — we’ve noticed a consistent pattern where the least popular EA job posts are often ones at companies with the most well known brands.

Fun fact: Our least popular job post of all time was for SpaceX. Our most popular job post of all time was for Bumble.

This graphic is taken straight from the APC 2024 Aurora, CO Print Edition of CCing my EA that we created for the APC 2024 conference coming up in less than 2 weeks. 🙌

1 Tech Tip

Are you having trouble sleeping at night? You probably heard that looking at your screen before bed can delay your brain’s release of melatonin by up to 2 hours.

The best solution is to simply avoid screens before bed, but more often than not, that’s not an option with work piling up and messages coming in late.

Thankfully, Apple and Windows have built in features that help with this called Night Shift and Night Light.

On Mac:

1) Go to System Settings (Apple logo  in top left corner → System Settings)

2) In System Settings, enter “night shift” in the search box and select “Night Shift options”

3) Set your schedule to “Sunset to Sunrise” and click Done.

On PC:

1) Select Start (Windows logo) and enter “Settings” in the search box

2) In Settings, Go to System → Display → Night light

3) Turn on “Schedule night light” and select “Sunset to sunrise”

Note: The more warm you set the color temperature and strength, the less blue light (which keeps you awake) you’ll receive and so the better you’ll sleep. 😪

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.

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