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is this normal? i know assistant positions are supposed to be the jobs where you pick up your bosses' pieces, so to speak, and keep them organized and on track. however, what about jobs where your boss has you do the work he/she is supposed to be doing? there is a fine line between being an amazing assistant and having your boss get paid for work that you do. where exactly should that line be drawn and what can you do about it?
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Sometimes bosses are doing you a favor. In my first job I sometimes did things my boss was supposed to be doing. He explained to me that it was to give me the opportunity to do work like write reviews that I would be doing later. He was right and even though I never told people that the performance reviews were written by me later at my next job when I did have to review employees I felt much more confident in my ability to do a good job. My boss explained to me why he was doing this and that made a difference. A small part of it was that he did not have time to do everything himself but it was just as much to develop me. He was a very hardworking person. If your boss does this all of the time and is taking off at 2 pm or coming to work at 11 while you are doing his work then I would be looking for a different job.
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