Here’s to Naomi Campbell’s Former Assistants

I try not to get caught up in the Hollywood thing, but every once in a while there’s a story that I just can’t evade. Last month, ex-supermodel Naomi Campbell dispelled the myth that beauty and grace go hand in hand by allegedly physically beating her assistant-- again. This time, she used a Blackberry. In another chronicled episode, Naomi's assistant quit after she reported to have been head-butt, lip-bitten and yanked to the floor by the hair in a frantic attack by the former fashion icon. The reason? Apparently, the assistant booked the “wrong” hairdresser for the star.

While Naomi’s behavior being anything but model is enough fodder to fiddle with, I’d like to take a moment to focus on the brave assistants who stood up for themselves despite the seasoned public-relations mouthpieces that Naomi undoubtedly had working for her. Being an assistant is not an easy job, especially nowadays, when a precise blend of personal and technical skills is becoming increasingly essential in keeping any office together.

Whether working as customer-service agents, office managers or personal shoppers, admin and support professionals have developed their roles into a career that is celebrated annually during Administrative Professionals Day, which is today.

To learn more about this year’s Admin Day theme, becoming a support professional or managing your career as an admin, check out this Monster Featured Report, "Your Admin/Support Career: Celebrating Administrative Professionals Week 2005.” Just don’t work for Naomi.

And if you haven’t gotten the admin in your office anything, you better hurry; here are a few ideas.

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