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Someone else's to-do list, worn as a job title.
means A person whose job is to help someone else get their work done.
from From French assistant, from Latin assistere — 'to stand by' (ad- 'to, near' + sistere 'to stand, take a stand'). The word literally pictures someone standing at your side, ready to act — which is exactly what the job still asks for.
- latin root
- assistere means to stand near, help
- job title inflation
- executive assistant often outranks many managers
- ai twist
- software now claims the title, not the credit
- oldest version
- scribes were ancient Egypt's original assistants