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Coffee Break Confidential. Real-Life Tales from Assistants
Real-Life Tales from Assistants
Christina Maslova
© Christina Maslova, 2019
ISBN 978-5-0050-4922-3
Created with Ridero smart publishing system
Who I Am and Why You Have to Read This Book
I was born in Moscow, in doctor’s family. I’ve graduated from the Russian State Trade-Economic University with a diploma of economist-manager of the enterprise. I started to work when I was 20, tried a lot of companies – Russian, European, Japanese in order to find what suits best, because I have never could not stand if I do not like something or do not feel that I belong to the place where I am.
I’ve never thought that I will write. But, my first article was published in 2013, my first book in English appeared in 2017, in Russian – one year later. And now – I sit and write this preamble to my second book.
I always write about job and everything what is connected with an assistant’s job. I work as an assistant already 15 years. And though right now my official job title is Head of Administration, I’m still – firstly Executive Assistant, and then everything else.
In this book I’ve put together different stories and notes from my experience and also from my colleagues. First book was a little bit more serious, I wanted to share what I think about job and why you need it. This one – is for coffee, thinking about different situations, work or life, and, probably, finding yourself in some articles☺
Why I write it? One day I decided that if you want to do something, if something great appeared in your head or even if you think that it’s might be not great – you have to Try and Do. If you have any idea – please, try to do something with it. I wanted to share my thoughts about my job, because it is very interesting, very promising and very complicated. I wanted to share what I know.
I wanted to talk to people. Through my articles, through my books. And it worked. After 2 years I have more then 12 000 contacts. I found my colleagues in many parts of the world and very happy that we are connected and communicate.
Everything I write about – is from my own knowledge, from my own mistakes, my experience, my communication with colleagues and partners.
In August, being 37, I wrote small note – about what do I think being 37. Here it is. And hope it will help you to understand me better and find out who I am ☺