For the 3rd year in a row, I didn’t get so much as a thank you or a free lunch.  4 years ago I got flowers from a thoughtful coworker/friend, but I’ve never gotten nada from an employer.  I know secretaries somewhere are getting gifts, though, because I saw two yellow rose arrangements and two plants being carried through the parking garage this morning.  Oh Faye and Jan, what it must feel like to be so loved as to get yellow rose arrangements with little cards inside little envelopes with your name on them.  Real glass vases and the little plastic holders for the cards and everything!  I naively thought I might actually get taken out to lunch because our Director of Operations actually had the “holiday” on his calendar.  Silly, silly Julie!  Oh, well, at least I’m fairly confident I won’t have to do anything on Bosses’ Day.  That shit pissed me off at my last place.  They never remembered Secretary’s Day and yet I’m expected to shell out money for my boss who makes 4 times as much as me?  That’s total bullshit!  Sorry, I’m sleepy and really should get some coffee, but Starbucks and the Hideout are both so far to hobble to.

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Ashmita

2004-04-22T01:55:21.000Z

Yeah, in the years of administrative career past I never once got any “administrative professional” aka the bitch we all love to hate and are only nice to cause he/she could fuck our lives over, love.  However, it is because I was obviously working at the wrong places.  Why you ask?  The admin that I share a cube with today got a cool CD holder worth of candy, cookies and…two girft certificates.  One certificate was for Umi (the sushi bar) for $50 bucks and the other was for the Alamo Drafthouse.

If St. Ed’s is hiring in the future I will let you know.