You’re out having a post-work drink (or three) with the usual gang on a Thursday night, and the hot topic is work: or more specifically, the drudgery of work. Rush hour on the Tube, that bothersome boss, the 9-5 grind, the mind-numbing boredom of doing the same things over and over again. We all know the drill.
Actually, do we?
Are you that one friend who just doesn’t really relate to your friends’ work woes? The one that meekly nods along while everyone else exclaims ‘Omg so true, I hate getting home at 6:30pm from the office!’
Chances are, you’re the Virtual Assistant in the group.
Yep, your friends’ work struggles are not your struggles, and they can barely believe what they’re hearing as you lay out the perks of the VA lifestyle in all its glorious detail. Let’s have a look at what those perks entail.
First, the flexibility. My goodness, the flexibility. Virtual assistants can work from anywhere, anytime and in any way (so long as there is an Internet connection and coffee). You are your own boss, working on your own terms. Kids need to be picked up at three in the afternoon? No problem- you’re on it. Being a Virtual Assistant really is the most powerful step anyone can take to reclaim their work-life balance and escape from the black hole of freedom that is otherwise known as an office job (your friends now begin to shift in their seats uncomfortably).
Secondly, being a VA isn’t just freeing- its financially fruitful. Thanks to the power of remote work, being a virtual assistant means you have access to a vastly expanded pool of potential clients, which means greater financial opportunity. No matter where you live in the UK, you can work for clients located anywhere across the country- or beyond. Just make sure the time zones are aligned!
Being a Virtual Assistant really is the most powerful step anyone can take to reclaim their work-life balance
The third perk of being a virtual assistant in the UK is the work variety. Rather than devoting your working life to the one client as would a conventional personal assistant, you get to work for an exciting and diverse portfolio of people and businesses, each with their own challenges and problems to solve. And as a result, you get to meet a ton of interesting people and build a useful and enriching professional network. When you’re a VA, monotony is simply not a thing (although sometimes just a little dose would be nice!)
The fourth perk is the opportunity for entrepreneurship that being a VA entails. Although many virtual assistants start out their careers on match-making websites like Upwork, many then go on to start their own businesses with the base of loyal clients that they have consolidated. If you have ever dreamed of taking the plunge and building your own business, but have never been sure exactly how to do this, then being a VA is one of the most accessible opportunities for making your dream come true.
And last but not least, is simply the fact that being a VA is fulfilling, in a way that many conventional office jobs just aren’t. Being a virtual assistant means you have full working autonomy, so that you can work in the way that suits you. It means you get to work with interesting and diverse people with whom you would otherwise never cross paths. It means you can lead a successful and high-powered career, but one which also offers the freedom do the things you love outside of work. It’s a ticket to a lifestyle you deserve!
You can lead a successful and high-powered career, but one which also offers the freedom do the things you love outside of work
As you finish relaying this final part of your spiel, you notice for the first time the sound of silence, and that your friends have been staring intently at you, wine glasses idle in hand, mouths fixed ever so slightly open with agog incredulity. You probably shouldn’t have rubbed it in