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my boss’s relative treats me like his personal assistant

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A reader writes: I work as an administrative assistant for a small professional company. I have packaged and mailed innumerable items for him, from Amazon returns to birthday gifts for relatives. One of the owner’s older relatives, Karl, also works at the company and is a senior staff member.

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I hid my law degree from my employer, asking people to knock before entering, and more

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My dilemma is I didn’t list my law degree on my resume or application for an administrative assistant in a hospital ethics and compliance department. is that I was getting no responses to applications (even for non-lawyer legal jobs at law firms) and I was getting desperate. My reason for not previously disclosing the J.D.

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cheating in an office bake-off, my boss is advertising my job because I was out sick, and more

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I have been at my new job as an administrative assistant for just over two months. Is this legal? Should I mail a copy of my resume after applying online? Nope, definitely do not mail your materials. My boss is advertising my job because I got sick before some pre-approved vacation time. Not at all?