Thursday Things — Sep 18th, 2025

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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. GitHub, $63k-$168k, Remote

2. Fifty 410, $85k, Remote

3. Muck Rack, $75k - $90k, Remote

4. StarRez, $85k - $100k, Remote

5. Velera, $67k - $86k, Remote

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

3 posts you might’ve missed

#1

A former Honda executive listed himself as “Assistant to my wife” on LinkedIn…

Even though the subreddit where this blew up is called “r/LinkedInLunatics”, u/SonsOfSolid puts it perfectly: Anil is “Not a Lunatic, [he’s] a Legend.” 🫡

#2

Thanks to CCing my EA reader Alexandra Keane for surfacing this post!

If this resonated, James goes deeper with data. He analyzed 500 postings and found that while traditional EA roles averaged 2–3 interviews, “Strategic Business Partner” roles averaged 5–7 interviews for roughly the same pay. 🤯

Full article: The Hidden Danger of Changing the EA Job Title: How Title Inflation Is Destroying a Profession.

#3

So you have a more wholistic view on the topic around the Executive Assistant job title, here’s Anne’s counterpoint who argues the EA title is in fact overextended.

For a deeper dive on this exact argument, check out her new book: “The Title is the Problem: Why ‘Executive Assistant’ Falls Short”. 📚

I’m curious what your thoughts are though? Do you feel the EA title is great as-is, or does it need more clarity?

Bonus

This is part 5 of 7 of Brett Trembly’s “Behind every legendary CEO is a badass Executive Assistant.” thread.

Since this is a longer thread, I’m breaking it up into a limited “Weekly EA Spotlight” sort of thing across the next few newsletters.

But if you’re impatient, you can click in now to read the full thing.

1 Tech Tip

Measure distance and area in Google Maps

Google’s default navigation directions are great, but sometimes you want the exact path distance (a jog, a custom walk) or the area of a space (your backyard, a park section).

For desktop:

1. Right-click your starting point and then select “Measure distance”

2. Click along your path to trace it (total distance updates as you go)

3. To get area, click back on your starting point to close the loop. Maps will then show the enclosed area

For mobile:

1. Long-press to drop a pin and then tap “Measure distance”

   1. Important note: this only appears when you long-press an unnamed location. If you tap a point of interest (restaurant, station, hotel), the “Measure distance” option won’t show

2. Pan the map so the crosshair sits on your next point and then tap the “+” icon to add a point. Repeat to trace your route

3. Mobile Maps shows distance only. For area on your phone, use the Google Earth app’s Measure tool.

Extra tips:

• Switch to Satellite or Terrain view for precise edges (lawns, trails)

• Change units (mi/km) in Maps Settings

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!

Thank you for your birthday wishes last week!!

In case you’re curious, I spent the afternoon enjoying my first-ever spa package (if only I could make it a regular thing 😭), had some omakase sushi, and then got last-minute tickets to the Kali Uchis concert at Madison Square Garden.

She was incredible and for the past week, I’ve been playing one of her songs on repeat: Igual Que Un Ángel (feat. Peso Pluma).

Lemme know what you think of it!

On another note, I’d love to know your thoughts on the EA title: is it great as-is, or does it need more clarity?

Curious to hear your take, and I’ll see you next Thursday~

- Johnny Wu

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