Happy Admin Day, everyone! I'm sure you may have seen the below already, though I never have and thought it'd be fun to share. Not sure who wrote it. Keep up the good work!
TOP TEN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SECRETARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE
PROFESSIONALS
10. Secretaries make coffee, administrative professionals
procure international resources to motivate and empower staff.
9. Secretaries take memos, administrative professionals
expedite inter-office communication.
8. Secretaries type letters, administrative professionals
facilitate company communication with national and international clients.
7. Secretaries file, administrative professionals manage and
organize data for efficient retrieval of corporate records.
6. Secretaries un-jam the copy machines, administrative
professionals maintain high-tech equipment vital to day-to-day business.
5. Secretaries answer the phone, administrative
professionals manage communication between staff and customers.
4. Secretaries listen to office gossip and complaints,
administrative professionals act as corporate arbitrators and manage conflict
between administrators and staff.
3. Secretaries order office supplies, administrative
professionals manage inventory of critical corporate resources.
2. Secretaries buy gifts when boss realizes he or she has
forgotten spouse's birthday or anniversary, administrative professionals
facilitate crisis management at the executive level.
1. Secretaries get little respect in the corporate
environment, administrative professionals get just a bit more.
While working at a publishing house, the executives could be
gone for days at a time and the company would continue operating just fine. But
if any administrative professional was gone for more than an afternoon, the
house collapsed. Best wishes go out to all the administrative professionals
that keep business, well, in business!
HAPPY ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY!
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loved this blog... too true. Thanks . Presentation and delivery are everything
ReplyDeleteMimi - Glad you liked this post too! Thank you for being a reader!
DeleteThank you for the breakdown. This is a great reminder (and great read!) of how far EA's have come. More importantly, how very valuable we are to companies. I realize I'm commenting to this so late. I'm not a stalker, I swear!
ReplyDeleteAnon - LOL Re: stalker comment! It's okay, I have the archives up so new readers can read through all the old stuff. I love comments! :) Glad you liked the post! I didn't write it though, but thought it would be fun to share. EAs have come a long way and are very central to an executive's life and a company! :) I hope you find more posts you like and enjoy my vlog. I have yet to post anything recent. Yikes!
Deletegood article
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteThis blog is all I need to get through my job! It's awesome!
ReplyDeleteI do have a question for you - as a relatively young and fresh EA, how do I get my executive's colleagues and peers to see me as more than a secretary? Where I work, I have to do all of the above (not just half) and more. I'm well compensated for the amount of work I do, and I'm only a few days into it, but I'd like to make a lasting impression in my first week. Please help! Thank you x
Yet another fantastic post! I love the comparisons; makes me feel that much more proud to be in my role. I've sent a link to this to the admin staff in my company. Thank you for this!
ReplyDeleteReggiVictoria - Thank you so much! Your comment made my day!
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