The Anonymous Production Assistant

Trust Your Instincts

I reader wrote in about an odd job interview she obtained through my site: I got an interview for [company], but it’s in an apartment and no one signed their name on the email so I can’t even confirm the company or producer. I’ve generally only been to interviews in offices and am unsure whether […]

Toilet Wars

My production office is small. It’s really just big enough for the office staff itself; the writers, accountants, and everybody else are in other bungalows elsewhere on the lot. We don’t even have space for separate women’s and men’s bathrooms, just two, regular ol’ house-type bathrooms that everyone shares. And therein lies the problem. Some […]

Female Dress Code

RL asks: What do female set PA’s normally wear on the job? Do I need to get a fanny pack? Cargo pants? Or are jeans ok? Ashley and VancouverPA have already chimed in, but since it’s my pseudonym on the blog, I figured I should answer the question, too. You’re right to ask what a female PA should […]