Re: secretary's day

[Heather Ramamurthy <HeatherR -at- MATRIDIGMUSA -dot- COM>]

Amen! I started out as a secretary after I got a degree from a prestigious
university because a liberal arts degree and 2 cents will just get you a cup
of coffee.

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Jane Credland [SMTP:circe -at- ULTRANET -dot- CA]
        Sent:   Wednesday, April 22, 1998 8:19 AM
        To:     TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
        Subject:        Re: secretary's day

        At 10:34 AM 4/22/98 -0400, Melissa Alton wrote about getting a card
for
        secretaries' day:

        >Frankly I am highly insulted.  I feel like issuing a statement
explaining
        >that while I appreciate the card and being appreciated, I am not a
secretary.
        >WHat do you guys think?  Should I just forget it or voice my
opinion?

        I think you need to be very very careful when you talk about this,
and not
        make assumptions about secretaries.  There are secretaries out there
with
        BA's from prestigious universities and even a few with PhD's ...
because
        the job market sucks in certain fields and secretaries (especially
in the
        legal field) get paid damn well.  If you ever need a secretary to do
any
        work for you, and you insult *them* while trying to set the record
        straight, you'll find yourself in a bind.

        If it's a single person, I suggest you talk to them privately.  If
it's
        from a group, then you have a problem with job identification in
that company.

        Jane


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