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Help needed with career definition, please.
I would appreciate your input on if whether there is a definitive difference between the title of 'Personal Assistant' and 'Secretary'. If so, could you tell me what those differences might be, please?
I've been writing one of my characters as a PA but am now wondering what a PA's duties might include if the boss also had a secretary. Would he even need a secretary if he had a PA and if so, what would HER duties involve?
Thanks all.
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(I'm ducking as PA Talkbackers prick their ears up and decide to throw heavy objects at my head.)
I think it's the 'personal' bit that is important - if your character is doing things for her boss that only marginally relate to his work then I would call her a PA.
But come the revision pen it is amazing what happens.
And you'll enjoy it even more when you send it off (eventually) and get a letter in return asking for more. :)
Does that help?
The mind boggles :rolleyes: but if you don't know ..........
I saw many secretaries doing amazing tasks, for little pay, and their value was never fully appreciated until they left - or died on the job!
Many of these ladies never married and devoted their lives to the boss - I used to feel so cross at the way they were treated by men who could have never coped without their wives at home + their PA's at work.
I have one particular (tiny) lady in mind, who was bullied unmercifully by her boss and worked her socks off for him.
Thank goodness for Women's Lib!
Have, sort of, ignored this thread because good information seemed to be flowing. Now you have awareness of my money generating profession, should you consider there to be plot aspects in need of clarification, feel free to ask.