tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post8451446212656105747..comments2023-06-05T09:22:52.912+01:00Comments on Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open: Secretary = ?Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-45831992330799024842008-11-07T13:01:00.000+00:002008-11-07T13:01:00.000+00:00I was a secretary in London and whenever I'd tell ...I was a secretary in London and whenever I'd tell people what I did they'd give me that look and say "oh, so you're JUST a sech-e-tar-y" as if I was a gormless dolt. <BR/><BR/>I understand why you and other people call themselves a PA, I would (and have) too. Most of the workload you're given is PA work anyway so why not have a title that reflects that. Tell them you're an EA, that'll rile them.<BR/><BR/>I've only heard of one male secretary but a friend of a friend told me. Myth or fact?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-86633316815395826672008-11-07T09:36:00.000+00:002008-11-07T09:36:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-23462012519706593682008-11-06T09:30:00.000+00:002008-11-06T09:30:00.000+00:00unbearable - Ahh, see, I was 'Team assistant' in m...unbearable - Ahh, see, I was 'Team assistant' in my last role. And PA to blah blah. Really, it should have just been 'Skivvy'<BR/><BR/>pjb - Yeah we have one male and one female here. Makes a refreshing change from a couple of blonde bimbos doing their nails.<BR/><BR/>homer - No controversy with that one - I'd agree. That's my point. The word secretary makes me feel like I do a lesser job than I actually do. Hense why I use 'PA'. Anyway - it's more about why we all seem to be women, for me it comes down to the message that 'secretary' gives. A bloke won't do a traditional girls job, is that what it is? It shouldn't be. Companies should move with the times.Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-10920605748081255702008-11-05T19:13:00.000+00:002008-11-05T19:13:00.000+00:00I don't want to be unduly controversial but...'Sec...I don't want to be unduly controversial but...<BR/><BR/>'Secretary' might have unglamorous connotations, but to me 'PA' smacks of 'a secretary who's a little bit ashamed of it.'<BR/><BR/>From a former Medical Secretary and proud!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-38776366139496977002008-11-05T18:32:00.000+00:002008-11-05T18:32:00.000+00:00I remember walking into the big HSBC building in C...I remember walking into the big HSBC building in Canary Wharf and being surprised that there were two female and two male receptionists... which is weird, but it was weird.<BR/>He was hot though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-29753889934800555712008-11-05T15:36:00.000+00:002008-11-05T15:36:00.000+00:00You never see the term Secretary used in the U.S. ...You never see the term <I>Secretary</I> used in the U.S. anymore. It has been retired in favor of the more official-sounding Administrative Assistant. And they are almost always, although not exclusively, female. Don’t know why.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.com