There was a Hallmark holiday I missed last Wednesday; "Secretary's Day" or as it is know now "Administrative Professionals Day". One of my jobs was as an Administrative Assistant. I was bored with early retirement and volunteered at a Palm Beach non-profit, filing, copying, and doing general computer work. The full time Administrative Assistant moved on to another job and I was offered the position. I was thrilled. The job continued for almost three years and not a day went by that I did not pinch myself to make sure I was not dreaming. Sure, over qualified and much of the work was routine, but every day - "all dressed up and somewhere to go".
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The photo to right was taken 2005 in the Palm Beach office. You have got to love the big hair, and the silk blouse has buttons up the back.
About a year into the job on "Administrative Professionals Day" my card read "You are the best", I got flowers, and was taken to lunch along with all of the other Administrative Assistants. A busy day at the diner.
About a year into the job on "Administrative Professionals Day" my card read "You are the best", I got flowers, and was taken to lunch along with all of the other Administrative Assistants. A busy day at the diner.
Down the hall in another office there was another assistant and when our bosses were out we would share a coffee and talk. We talked about being executive secretaries and really how much responsibility we had. On eBay I purchased several old "Today's Secretary" magazines, one cover shown above, and we laughed how our jobs had changes over the years. Does anyone remember shorthand or know what a steno pad is?
I like this Wikipedia description for Secretary:
In a business many job descriptions overlap. However, while administrative assistant is a generic term, not necessarily implying directly working for a superior, a secretary is usually a personal assistant to a manager or executive. Other titles describing jobs similar to or overlapping those of the traditional secretary are office coordinator, executive assistant, office manager and administrative professional
I have several of the old magazine and will post articles and photos from time-to-time. Good fantasy fun. Is being a secretary or working in a female dominated profession something you have done? Tell us about it?
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