The Personal Assistant Thread - High Stakes Poker Pot Limit and No Limit

MagicNinja · 04-13-2009, 07:36 PM

So it's recently become kind of 'in' to get yourself a PA to do all the **** you don't want to do. I've recently realised that to maintain my edge as a respected HSNL poster i had to get one too; adapt or die. I hired her today, she is 21, chinese, church-goer, flexible schedule. Seems pretty perfect, we will see. She is worried i wont be able to find her enough stuff to do, but i have guaranteed her only 8 hours a week, i think i will be able to keep her busy!

The intention of this thread is to talk about things you recently got your PA to do that might not be normal (researching weird things, cooking new batches of certain types of food that are easy to cook a lot of and store, things you got them to shop for that aren't obvious, etc).

What are you paying?
How many candidates did you interview? Post your original craigslist submission so others can copy paste it when they want to hire!

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I am a young professional that works from home. I am looking for a personal assistant to help me catch up with all the things I no longer have time to keep up with. Tasks will include, but will not be limited to running errands, grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, ironing, shopping, and occasional simple cooking.

Applicants will be expected to work Saturdays but your hours can be flexible. I am not sure how long it will take you to get things done, but I will guarantee pay for 8 hours per shift for the first month. If you complete your duties in 4 hours then great, you can just relax and read a book or something.

Pay will be $15/hour, for 8 hours every Saturday. I work out of my townhouse which is located in Canada. If you're interested, email me a resume and short explanation of why you think you'd be good for the job to canadaPA AT gmail.com and i'll get back to you soon. If you have a problem doing any of the things i've listed, please specify which in your email - (if anyone had a problem doing any of the things i listed, i just ignored their email, i think this was a good filter!)
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I actually ended up asking for 2 4 hour shifts since i got about 100 responses and knew someone would be willing to do that. In reality, i think i would just say 'looking for someone willing to work 9-10 hours spread over 2-3 days a week', so many people want this kind of job that you can get whatever you want really. Also, i interviewed at a coffee shop rather than my place which is pretty obvious thing to do but i guess poker players do stupid things all the time so there's a hint!

poker12 · 04-13-2009, 08:13 PM

ok that's it..i'm getting one also. to good a deal...

thanks ninja u just made my life a lot easier

MagicNinja · 04-13-2009, 08:17 PM

Oh also i told her she would be on a trial basis for first 2 weeks which i wouldn't have done if someone hadn't recommended it, but I think this makes it a lot easier to 'fire' the person if they suck.

poker12 · 04-13-2009, 08:24 PM

what section did u post it in? admin/office?

raptor517 · 04-13-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MagicNinja

Oh also i told her she would be on a trial basis for first 2 weeks which i wouldn't have done if someone hadn't recommended it, but I think this makes it a lot easier to 'fire' the person if they suck.

this is a fantastic idea

NickStam · 04-13-2009, 10:06 PM

In the corporate world most people are on probation for 3 months where you can let them go without much reason. I would extend the trial period IMO.

sickofitall · 04-13-2009, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MagicNinja

Oh also i told her she would be on a trial basis for first 2 weeks which i wouldn't have done if someone hadn't recommended it, but I think this makes it a lot easier to 'fire' the person if they suck.

wat? if she really sucks, i'd pay a bit more.

durrrr · 04-13-2009, 10:45 PM

pay weekly or monthly imo. makes life way easier, although it does cost you more... but the idea behind getting a pa is to pay to make ur life easier so you can focus more on other aspects of life (often returning that amount of money easily)

chocol4te · 04-13-2009, 11:27 PM

+ From the moment you get one, it can be a good idea to start writing things you would not do by yourself during the week. Save these things for her shift(s). I think you get a great value of a P.A. when, like durrrr said, you gain time to do others things. But also when it gives you the opportunity to try things you would'nt have if you were alone.

Boring personnal exemple : I always wanted to learn web programmation but was to lazy to do it. I asked my P.A. to find someone who'd teach me. She did and the guy in question turned out to be really cool. I completely changed paths and now work with him. No more poker.

Good luck and hope you'll like your experience.

PBJaxx · 04-13-2009, 11:29 PM

Great idea for a thread. I'm looking forward to the responses.

MagicNinja · 04-14-2009, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by poker12

what section did u post it in? admin/office?

posted it in ETC/part time. i dont have a maid and wanted my PA to do most those duties (all those duties really...) so admin/office wouldn't work for me personally.

sickofitall · 04-14-2009, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by chocol4te

personnal exemple : I always wanted to learn web programmation but was to lazy to do it. I asked my P.A. to find someone who'd teach me. She did and the guy in question turned out to be really cool. I completely changed paths and now work with him. No more poker.

jeez, tears in my eyes. somebody get nick cassevetes on the phone ASAP

ibutterfly · 04-14-2009, 01:35 AM

I recently hired a PA, but as a fulltime assistant, including to come live in the house in vegas during the wsop. I pay 6k/month plus all expenses/food etc, but the hours and duties are openended and up to me, primarily driving, cooking, cleaning, shopping. I told her that the most important thing is pulling me away from the bj table when I'm drunk or bored, that should save me 200k+ for the summer.

spino1i · 04-14-2009, 02:20 AM

lol i dont need a personal assistant thats what my gf is for

frankpark9 · 04-14-2009, 02:34 AM

i hired one for myself a few months ago with my roommate. we pay her $300/week and she would work 6days a week. some days she would have alot of stuff to do and some days she would have less **** to do. you should put on the craiglist that she must have a drivers license cuz it would be really hard to get someone that can't drive.