Comments on: PSA: Administrative Assistants Day is Next Week! https://corporette.com/administrative-support/ A work fashion blog offering fashion, lifestyle, and career advice for overachieving chicks Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:11:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Donna Blair https://corporette.com/administrative-support/#comment-4166116 Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:07:13 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=116592#comment-4166116 In reply to Agency Admin.

As an admin, I agree about hating Admin Day. Just respect all year long and I’m good with that.

]]> By: NorCal Counsel https://corporette.com/administrative-support/#comment-4165052 Sat, 17 Apr 2021 00:02:50 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=116592#comment-4165052 Before COVID, I would take my secretary out for lunch and/or bring her flowers. Last year I was working on my own with no assistant. I just started a new job at a firm but everyone is working remotely so what I used to do is not going to work. Any suggestions – probably something I would email her since I don’t want to send something to her house.

]]> By: J https://corporette.com/administrative-support/#comment-4164208 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 04:49:04 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=116592#comment-4164208 Starting off in a new job and this is my first go-around being a boss in a new govt. role with 2 admin assistants. I was thinking of giving each $50 gift card to a craft store with a card of appreciation from me. Bringing in Starbucks and some breakfast treats.

In my past jobs, I took my admin out to lunch, gave flowers, and gave her the rest of the day off.

I don’t really feel like I need to lunch and take up their time. these 2 admins have been great,,,does this sound good?

]]> By: Senior Attorney https://corporette.com/administrative-support/#comment-4164122 Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:14:55 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=116592#comment-4164122 In reply to Senior Attorney.

Or almost all have disappeared. Now only the top people have that kind of high-functioning assistants, I think.

]]> By: Senior Attorney https://corporette.com/administrative-support/#comment-4164121 Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:13:58 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=116592#comment-4164121 In reply to Anonymous Grouch.

Yeah, I was a secretary all though college — summers and part time during school — in the early 80s. This hits the nail on the head, and back in the day when almost all lawyers/accountants/busienss executives were men, they all needed somebody to do the practical things like typing and phone calls and travel arrangements. The movie Nine to Five was not far off. It didn’t seem so much like it then (“just a secretary” was a thing), but those were good jobs and it’s a shame they have all disappeared.

]]> By: anonshmanon https://corporette.com/administrative-support/#comment-4164086 Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:33:12 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=116592#comment-4164086 Our org has few admins in the traditional sense, but a large team of support staff, many of which are somewhat specialized. In the before times, we used to do staff appreciation day for all of the roles that support the main line of business who get most of the attention.

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