Happy Secretaries Week

On April of every year, all secretaries celebrated secretaries week. According to Wikipedia,

"Administrative Professionals Day formerly known as Secretary's Day is an unofficial secular holiday observed on the Wednesday of the last full week of April (i.e. April 26, 2006; April 25, 2007; April 23, 2008), to recognize the work of secretaries, administrative assistants, receptionists, and other administrative support professionals.

National Secretaries Week was created in 1952 through the work of Harry F. Klemfuss of Young & Rubicam, in conjunction with the National Secretaries Association, now known as the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). His goal was to encourage more people to consider careers in the secretarial/administrative support field. Using his skill and experience in public relations, Klemfuss promoted the values and importance of the job of administrative assistants. In doing so, he also created the holiday in recognition of the importance of administrative assistants.

The official period of appreciation/celebration was first proclaimed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer as "National Secretaries Week," which was held June 1-7 in 1952, with Wednesday, June 4, 1952 designated National Secretaries Day. The first Secretaries' Day was held in that year by the National Secretaries Association (now the IAAP), with the support of an association of corporate groups.

In 1955, the observance date of National Secretaries Week was moved to the last full week of April. The name was changed to Professional Secretaries Week in 1981, and became Administrative Professionals Week in 2000 to encompass the expanding responsibilities and wide-ranging job titles of administrative support staff.

Over the years, Administrative Professionals Week has become one of the largest workplace observances. The event is celebrated worldwide, bringing together millions of people for community events, social gatherings, and individual corporate activities recognizing support staff with gifts of appreciation. In the United States, the day is often celebrated by giving one's assistant such gifts as flowers, candy, trinkets, lunch at a restaurant, or time off.

The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP), the sole official sponsor of Administrative Professionals Week and Administrative Professionals Day, suggests that employers show their support for the holiday, and their staff, by providing training opportunities for their administrative staff, whether through continuing education, self-study materials, or seminars. The IAAP also recognizes the efforts of those who serve in human resources, professional and personal development staff, and those who serve in positions related to the daily grind of paperwork.

Administrative Professionals Day is a registered trademark with registration number 2,475,334 (serial number 75/898930). The registrant is the International Association of Administrative Professionals."

Being an Accounting Graduate, i started my career in an accounts department with all debit and credit entries, journals, audit n tax schedule and the list goes. When first joined this conglomerate, i was in one of the subsidiaries doing Motor Accounts. Then i joined this Department which they locate me in Capital Management and IR team which i need to assist 2 bosses, means being a secretary to both of them. Alamak...seksiteri plak..i never came accross with this job before but after 3 years i found this very interesting. Whomever want to meet my boss must get my permission first. If i say kenot means kenot la....no compromise...hehehehe..jahatnyer akuuuuuu......

The best things during festives seasons. Raya,Christmas,CNY mesti dapat apa2 punya. If my boss get it, they will give to me as well. For CNY, mostly hampers and oranges. For Christmas normally i will get chocolates and last time UBS sent Choc cake from Equatorial to me. For last raya i got dates from Deutsche and few other things from Banks and research houses.

This year's Secretaries Week i received a baskets full of Crabtree & Evelyn toiletteries set from CIMB Bank and today got a small box of Ferero Rocher and a stalk of Rose. Bestnyerrrrrr.........mcm2 brg dpt. Kembang idung cek....hehehe.......will share the choc tomm nite with my encik tunang when we r balik kampung.