Nikki Killick

PA, unofficial tv critic, history geek, Counsellor (O.A.dip), a survivor of life, mum of 2 and all of this wrapped up in a little bit of craziness 🥴

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Surely someone should be testing @realDonaldTrump sanity… he is literally picking on every country #madness #trumpdictator

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@Keir_Starmer for God sake, show some backbone. We used to lead, now we hesitate. We’ve got resources under our own feet, yet we act like we are empty-handed. Let’s talk more action-the country is waiting.

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@realDonaldTrump you don’t get to light the fire, then sulk when the smoke blows back at you. Starting something you won’t finish isn’t strength, it’s ego throwing a tantrum because the world didn’t clap on cue. You came into the world like the rest of us. Act accordingly.

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@Victorianplumb are there any coupon code promotions running? https://t.co/228FNua58o via @couponfollow

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@BritishGas unbelievable my complaint has not been resolved in 8 weeks. Cancel my account with you and within 60 mins, an email saying we are sorry you are going…. Too little too late. Full of false promises. Absolutely shocking customer service

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So more promises and no delivery from @BritishGas promised they would get back to us… frig all

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@AlisonHammond your interview with Luke Evans was amazing and bought me to tears xxx

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@BritishGasHelp I have DM’d you

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@BritishGas you really have the worst customer service I have ever had the pleasure to deal with. The anxiety you are causing me now is sending me over the top…. Sh&t and Shower comes to mind

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@chrisshipitv @ZelenskyyUa The dress code is irrelevant when you have @elonmusk turning up to a cabinet meeting in a t-shirt and baseball cap…. Double standards

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@chrisshipitv I am in utter shock at the nonsense this administration is spouting. As a proud military wife, I cannot believe Vance is allowed to utter this quite frankly load of shit

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@JDVance how disrespectful can one man get. As a proud military wife I supported both UK and US soldiers who have risked their lives for you to spout utter rubbish. Get a grip and read some modern history. #VeteransLivesMatter #disrespectful #USveterans #UKVeterans

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@facebook you are a joke, you locked my account I have done every security question and either I have tried too many times or you have a fault. Can’t call, can’t send an email…complete joke.

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@Rylan @RobbieRinder absolutely love the rawness and honesty of your new show. You too are magical together. Keep both being real and yourselves xxx

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@sarahvine @MailOnline the last few days have infuriated beyond anything you can imagine. Please stop speculating on @KensingtonRoyal. So what if the picture was photoshopped, we the public don’t care. As long as they ok. Please leave them alone.

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@itvMLshow if I have already claimed PPI on car finance can I claim for this new hidden commission charge

[Lucy Brazier OBE @lucybrazier]

I’ve lost count of the number of assistants I have spoken to over the last 12 months who tell me they are having trouble juggling the sheer volume of work they now have - particularly those that are expected to look after multiple executives.

It’s a false economy expecting an assistant to do an excellent job - especially at C-Suite level - when the manager:assistant ratio is off kilter.

It’s just not possible at that level to support more than two and my preference would always be 1:1 if you want them to do the job properly and make sure that every $$$ of the Executive’s salary is being best spent and that their time is managed properly.

It’s leading to burnout all over the place as assistants try to cope with an ever increasing workload and they are questioning their own abilities because they no longer have the ability to juggle.

Sometimes it’s not them!

Sometimes there is just too much work.

So what’s the answer if you are at a point of exhaustion?

I suggest a time audit. Keep a note for a month of everything you are doing so you can have a conversation with your executive(s) and show how you are managing your time - particularly if it’s a while since you left the office in time or can’t remember not working at the weekend.

And put together a shared calendar with everything you are doing in it so that everyone has visibility on how you are using your time - including you.

Finally, here are three tips for saying no - especially if you don’t report to the person asking you to do something.

The first is to separate the decision from the relationship. Saying yes or no should be about whether it’s the right thing for you to be doing and not about the person who is asking you to
do it.

Secondly, my whole mindset changed when I started thinking in terms of ‘I choose to’ instead
of ‘I have to.’ It gave me back control and made me question whether I wanted to ‘choose to’.

And finally, the shorter it is, the stronger it is. Saying no should be like ripping off a sticking
plaster. Do it fast and its far less painful. No is a complete sentence.

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@AgePartnership you are a disgrace. You get elderly people to take a POA and then won’t recognise it when they try to enforce it. 9 months my mum has been fighting you. Yes a complaint has been done.

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This is what Sundays are about #PotteryThrowdown

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Wow #FoolMeOnce what a show, have binged all day. @michkeegan and the rest of the cast absolutely brilliant. Forget the newspaper reviews this is a real twist and turn story.