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My mother-in-law started out as a secretary, and is now the COO of a mid-sized company. The CEO of Xerox had a similar career track, being an executive assista
by pfarnsworth 11y ago
My mother-in-law started out as a secretary, and is now the COO of a mid-sized company.
The CEO of Xerox had a similar career track, being an executive assistant and then somehow making the shift to management and then working her way up to CEO. It's something that is rare, but doable in the past, but this is something that could never happen in this day. I think people are more pigeonholed now that 30-40 years ago, unfortunately.
- agentgt 11y agoAny chance your mother-in-law might be interested in giving advice or mentoring? As I mentioned in a previous comment my wife has been desperately trying to rise up the ladder but has been shunted (none of which has anything to do with her effectiveness or capabilities).