Tag: Assistant

An assistant is a person (or by extension a device) that helps another person accomplish his goals. Assistants may be provided by one’s employer to assist with work-related tasks. The wealthy or those with freelance businesses may hire personal assistants. There are also task-specific assistants available, such as those that help organize the home. In cases where the assistant is closely identified with the person they serve, the assistant may sometimes be described as a right-hand man (a positive descriptor) or alternatively as a yes-man, a negative descriptor.
When an assistant is described using the phrase right hand man (also referred to as the “second-in-command”), this has positive connotations. Right hand man means someone who has the responsibility, knowledge, understanding, authority and ability to implement a plan articulated by the person who is in the primary position of power.
The term may be based on the fact that most people are right-handed. The phrase may also be…