Contrary to what most everyone believes, the job of press secretary isn’t just giving briefings on TV. You are on call 24/7 to the president of the United States as well as by the press corps, which is not a small group of people who keep it to one question per day. You need to know what is happening in the news at all times, and you are constantly on the phone with heads of agencies, trying to figure stories out. In addition, the press secretary oversees a team of around ten people and is expected to attend most every meeting in the building.
No wonder Jen Psaki doesn't want to do the job long term!
