How Assistants vs. Agents Became Every Hollywood Assistant’s Favorite Meme Page
Rachel Seo Watch out, agents: Your assistants might be making memes about you. In the spring of 2018, four assistants at WME kicked around an idea. Given their stressful environment — one that routinely saw them juggling phone lines, handling guest lists and working long hours for little pay — they thought: Why not work through their frustrations in a healthy way? Thus the Instagram meme page Assistants vs. Agents (@assistantsvsagents) was born. Since its inception, the account has gained nearly 100,000 followers, cultivating a network of assistants who commiserate over the indignities, headaches and fleeting moments of hilarity from life in the Hollywood trenches. Former WME assistant Warner Bailey, a founding member of the page and currently its sole operator, says the account’s audience includes assistants from other agencies, aspiring assistants, agents themselves and actors like Glen Powell and Amber Midthunder, who both follow the page.