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If you have a lot of money, the gifting stakes are high — but chances are you’re paying someone else to do the grunt work for you. “The holidays are notoriously hell for personal assistants — they’re basically running Santa’s workshop on top of their normal job,” says one former PA. “People used to refer to my desk as the North Pole, but it really wasn’t funny.” Here, three personal assistants (both current and former) recall the spreadsheets, hyperspecific wrapping paper, and over-the-top requests they’d manage during the holiday season.
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