?Administrative Professionals? Day is Wednesday
 

is this the same day that used to be called "Secretary's Day"

what the hell is so un'PC about the word "secretary"?

it's not like they call it "Toots's day or Hun's day"

Who the hell do these "Administrative Professionals" think they're fooling. Do they have a degree in Administrative Professionaling?

I know this isn't news.

I just think it's stupid


why don;t we all come up with more high fallootin' names for our own jobs?

those of us that have them.

the rest of you can think of PC ways to describe eating bon-bons on the couch and watching soaps all day.

i will now be know as an "Investment Protection Specialist / Automotive Budgetary Analyst"

I think stewardesses started this stuff.

"Flight attendants" my ear; what the hell does serving coffee or cueing up a movie have to do with flying the plane?

Re: ?Administrative Professionals? Day is Wednesday
 

Nothing really. I think that they found the phrase "Adminstative Professionals" more pleasing. Is it so "bad" that they would like to be known as such?

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Who the hell do these "Administrative Professionals" think they're fooling. Do they have a degree in Administrative Professionaling?

Actually, it IS possible to have a degree in Applied and Information Technology. Although, when I was going to college, it was just Information Technology.

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why don;t we all come up with more high fallootin' names for our own jobs?

Oh, you mean like when I put the word "Specialist" after the phrase "Data Entry" so then it would look like "Data Entry Specialist" on my resume? Ah, but it looks SOOO much more professional than just "typist". No stupid ass "PC" reason necessary. :mad:

*"PC" is being wayyy overused nowadays...* :rolleyes:

my point exactly. if they had this degree, would they be answering phones and doing data entry for $9/hr?

yes! it puts an undue burden on everyone else that has to remember the bullshit title of the week.

I think one of the reasons the term "Administrative Professional" came about was to differentiate between their duties and those of a "Receptionist," since they both would be called Secretaries under the old system.

My friend is an Administrative Assistant at her company, and her job duties are essenially one step below HR Director. She's not anyone's secretary in any sense of the word, she's not even an assistant to the HR Director since they have different tasks.

I think the difference is anything with "Administrative" in it means HR, while anything with "Operations" in it means "used-to-be-called-secretary."

i see. so does your freind get flowers on Administrative Profesionals Day?

this is a racket perpetrated on us by the greeting card and flower industries isn;t it?

Nah. She'd be offended that someone would be getting her something for Secretary's Day. :)

And yes, yes it is. It's all such a freaking waste--who wouldn't rather get a call or letter from someone instead of some insipid card?

yeah, I'm nice to our office staff all year round. I rub their backs, i pat their bottoms when they do a good job, and i let them admire my ripling muscles whenever they want to. and if I should happen to forget to observe AP day, i feel like a jerk.





shut up, jinx, i was kidding....and they're old!

Actually, some of us have that degree and do a whole hell of a lot more for not much more than that $9/hr quote.

Because we're afraid if we don't, someone in India will do it for us.

You bitches better send me some flowers or I'll be hella pissed.

PM me for my work address. :)

Oh man, i wish i had extra cash. and i already have your work address....such a shame. i'd pay to see the looks you'd get.

Would you sign it, "All my love, Jimbo"?

PC pisses me off.

Stewardess seem to frget that there were stewards as well.

There's nothing wrong with egalitarianism as long as it isn't just obfuscation in disguise.

I don't care what it is called, I'm going to try and hose my boss out of lunch on the basis that it exists at all.