I guess I just don't get it. When I was younger, things seemed a lot simpler. Secretary's Day was one day a year, and business people all over the country sent flowers to the person that helped them out throughout the year. That person was called a secretary. Frankly, secretary was a pretty darned good office job.
Somewhere along the road, "secretary" became a menial job title. It seemed to happen about the time that businesses switched from typewriters to computers. Maybe the first secretaries to learn a word processing program wanted to distinguish themselves from the mere mortal typewriter users.
Anyway, things have gotten so out of control, that now, nobody even knows what to call the holiday. Secretary's Day, Administrative Assistant Day, Administrative Professional Day, etc. Plus, it isn't a day anymore. Apparently business execs are too dumb to remember one particular day, so now it is a whole week.
Isn't the whole thing a little silly? Most admin assistants I know work pretty hard doing the legwork for their boss. They deserve to be recognized for what they do, but for goodness sake, let's get rid of the political correctness.
On Wednesday, March 23, call Visser's Florist in Anaheim and order something special for the person that makes your life easier. Don't call the holiday anything--just say thank you.
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