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Dream job or nightmare? Anna Wintour is looking for a new assistant – GALA says what to expect.
Millions of girls would kill for this job! Andrea “Andy” Sachs hears this sentence in the hit film “The Devil Wears Prada” when she dares to express concerns about her new position as assistant to the editor-in-chief of a renowned fashion magazine. The boss turns out to be a devilish character … The real experiences of the novelist should inspire the plot Lauren Weissberger been the second assistant to the boss of “Vogue” for a year Anna Wintour73, was.
Anna Wintour: That’s what she expects from her assistants
Wintour is currently looking for a new right hand again. And even the description of the full-time position has it all: The person should be able to “juggle with 26 diverse tasks and set priorities”. Also absolutely necessary: ”Self-confidence and enthusiasm, coupled with a willingness to learn and humility.” Earnings: the equivalent of 70,000 euros. The average salary in New York is 90,000 euros. Anna Wintour has a total of three assistants. Number one bears the greatest responsibility, with whom she communicates directly. Number two keeps in touch with the caretaker and cook at Wintour’s homes and takes care of their dogs. Number three takes on tasks like running errands.
Played in The Devil Wears Prada Meryl Streep (left) the very demanding editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly. Anne Hathaway is her assistant Andy
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Dream job or sheer horror?
But is the fashion icon actually as exhausting as they are in the Hollywood film of Meryl Streep is pictured? In any case, Anna Wintour has high standards – for herself and for others. Meredith Asplundh, who worked for her in 1993, says the boss called the office 15 minutes before she arrived every morning. For Meredith, the signal to get a milk coffee from the coffee shop – and to pray that the elevator isn’t too slow. Because when the coffee wasn’t there, Anna Wintour seemed “very irritated”.
On the other hand: The women who persevere with the mix of enthusiasm and humility experience not only a hard but also an exciting job. Anna Wintour takes her to the Met Gala she organized, the show of the superstars. Rey-Hanna Vakili, who started with her after studying at Yale, says about this time: “That was the big turning point in my career.” Today, Rey-Hanna Vakili is a manager himself as Managing Director of a software development company. And sometimes she thinks in everyday life: What would Anna do now?