What tasks have you said "no" to, regardless of how trivial?
Curious what boundaries look like for other EAs 😂
At least 4 of us have been in the UPenn ER waiting room for over 8 hours today
That's the post. Nothing against the staff- they're doing their best, and all great. But wow that's bad.
Edit: For all the smarties telling me I should have gone to urgent care or my PCP- I went to my PCP who SENT ME HEREEEEEEE "RIGHT AWAY" and I am literally waiting to be admitted to the hospital for a problem, but thanks for the input.
EDIT 2: I was NOT expecting to get bumped. When I first posted this, people told me to leave, so I explained why I couldn't, and now I have people accusing me of wanting to cut the line.
THIS. IS. A. REFLECTION. OF. TRUMPS. AMERICA. WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS.
How do I work "less hard"?
I've gotten feedback that I work way too hard and care way too much about my role. I'm happy to do less, but how does one in this role realistically go about doing that? Do I let things drop that I and who I support technically don't oversee? If I notice it that seems messed up to do. Take longer to do things?
Birthdays
I support a medium-sized, high stress department and want to start doing something small to recognize people's birthdays and support and improve wellbeing. It feels like a lot to ask people to sign cards for birthdays because that would mean a card/week average or people being left out. Any ideas without making it seem overly personal from me but also not too overwhelming on others?
bra for v dress??
I have a v shaped neckline that goes too far to use the adhesive bras that clip in the front, what else could I use!? My wedding is next weekend. I'm an idiot.
May 2026 bride here- I have several people in my wedding causing a lot of drama and creating problems. I think everyone is at the end of their ropes, has a lot of baggage about weddings, and is making everything about them. Again, this is several people. I'm talking huge, unexpected blowouts. It's pretty much ruined our whole wedding planning experience and we are excited about getting married, but also excited to get this over with because of these people.
How do we get through the final month in peace, and focus on the actual wedding? Especially if they are going behind our backs to stir up the drama when we stop responding to them.
The biggest culprit is a parent, who is spreading rumors about me to the family and is currently not invited, but is still making us miserable. We genuinely both want this person there, but they are making it impossible to try to move past anything.