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Do secretaries have a future?

• Jun8 16y ago
  What I found interesting here was the fact that gains in status that secretaries enjoyed after 70s, in turn, made them easier to get replaced more and more with computers (or offshoring): "... in the 1970s, when the second wave of feminism began to undo the traditional dyad of male boss and female secretary, more than one secretary was fired for refusing to make, fetch or serve coffee." This, of course, was the start of real professionalism for the vocation; however, with the loss of the human touch, i.e. being reduced to just a professional function, you will get replaced when/if that function can be replicated more cheaply.
• lukejduncan 16y ago
  Certainly not for all "secretaries" but depending on the position it may well be necessary that the assistant prepare coffee for clients. Salesmanship can be part of the job.