ugh, virtual assistants.

Ever thought about hiring one of those fancy virtual assistants, huh? Yeah, because clearly, everyone needs an admin superhero who can juggle emails, fit 36 hours into a day, and probably win a gold medal in tolerance for idiotic requests. People seem to think that having someone virtually at their beck and call is the next epic life hack. Oh, let me just lie on this couch and micromanage my VA from across the globe. Because who cares about feasibility when you have money to throw at someone else? Honestly, who even comes up with this stuff?

And don’t even get me started on the whole “niche down” advice—like we all have that much time to become experts in ridiculous specifics. Sure, let me just specialize in organizing sock drawers for CEOs or something equally pointless because apparently, that’s where all the money is these days. Being a generalist probably won’t cut it when everyone wants their personal VA to also be an astrologer or some absurd combination of skills. Just imagine being interviewed for a position where they’re like, “Do you also tutor dolphins in your free time?” Seriously?

Maybe it’s just me, but there used to be a time when hiring someone was about freeing up resources, not adding more stress disguised as opportunity. But yeah, go ahead and pretend uploading your madness onto someone else’s to-do list is progress. Whatever.