More Than 'Just a Secretary'
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by Anya Martin
Anyone in the administrative profession knows that the job of the traditional secretary has evolved substantially to include much more than typing, filing and pouring coffee. But even as admins take on more and more managerial skills and bosses type their own emails, many report that old stereotype still lives on in the workplace.
"Years ago, you were that piece of furniture that sat outside the boss's office and didn't have a brain," says Lynda Boulay, CPS/CAP, an executive assistant at the St. Paul-based Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology. "Now a lot of people are still afraid to use the skills that we bring to the table, because we are still being stereotyped as ‘just a secretary.'"
How can you overcome this sentiment? Follow these tips from two admins who've been there.
