# Has everyone thanked their Administrative Professional today? If not, get to it! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 21, 2004, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234 "2004-04-21T16:21:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/1 "2004-04-21T16:21:32Z")
Today is Administrative Professionals Day in the US, a day to thanking our support staff and secretaries. I brought Kelly a bouquet of wild flowers! And a box of Godiva…If I did not have her my life here at school would not be complete! 🙂 She rocks! Thank You! ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/2 "2004-04-21T16:40:15Z")
I am my admin professional, and so far, I’ve only received verbal thanks. I did see flowers, but I was ordering them on-line for someone else on my boss’s behalf. Sigh! CJ ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/3 "2004-04-21T17:00:08Z")
We went all out for Linda (the world’s best assistant btw). Flowers from the whole organization (these are sent to all admin. assistants), a gift certificate for a day at a local day spa from the group she specifically does stuff for (i.e. the rest of my staff and me) and a gift card from me to her favorite department store. We’re all class here. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/4 "2004-04-21T17:13:21Z")
> [@](#): > > We went all out for Linda (the world’s best assistant btw). Flowers from the whole organization (these are sent to all admin. assistants), a gift certificate for a day at a local day spa from the group she specifically does stuff for (i.e. the rest of my staff and me) and a gift card from me to her favorite department store. We’re all class here. Very cool. That is what today is all about. Appreciation. Rock on! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/5 "2004-04-21T17:22:36Z")
Our secretary was gone most of yesterday and all of today. She’s a very nice person but she really doesn’t do a lot for us in general. She supports the team leader, and she scans and emails some work documents, but we all do our own typing/travel plans/slides/conference room reservations/ phone answering. I like her a lot, but I don’t think she’s deserving of special recognition any more than anyone else in here. She’s pretty much just another cubicle denizen. I doubt that anything will be done for her - the woman who used to collect for gifts and flowers has transferred. ---
**Author:** ![AnnaLucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@AnnaLucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnnaLucretia)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/6 "2004-04-21T18:14:40Z")
Well, I waited with bated breath ALL MORNING, and then finally realized I was SOL on this front. \ When I finally collectively guilt-tripped my 3 (male rocket scientist) bosses, their response was…wait for it… “Well, you didn’t put it on the calendar!” Oh well, this is the best job with the best bosses I have ever had in my life, so I’m not really complaining. They make up for it in many other ways. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/7 "2004-04-21T18:22:24Z")
My administrative assistant is in Paris - I don’t think the French celebrate this particular [Hallmark holiday](http://theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4015)😉 ---
**Author:** ![AmericanMaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/8 "2004-04-21T18:40:11Z")
I got bupkiss. This is my third year working here and first time not getting any appreciation. Stupid, ingrate professors… :mad: ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/9 "2004-04-21T18:46:20Z")
We’re going out tomorrow for lunch. It’s not much, but the best we can do right now. It’s only me and my coworker and we’re both the admins, so our boss is taking us out. Wee! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/10 "2004-04-21T18:51:18Z")
**AmericanMaid** - I’m a prof. and I gave flowers and chocolate…but then again I’m a psych prof…so maybe a little more intune with peoples emotions 🙂 What department are you in? Anywhoo! I’m sure you are great! Have a wonderful day!! The same to all who didn’t get much today besides more work and a few smiles. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/11 "2004-04-21T18:54:39Z")
Yep, we (and by ‘we’ I mean ‘I’ told the two clueless associates with whom I share my secretary what ‘we’re’ getting her and what ‘they’ owe ‘me’ for it) got her this [Gift Tower](http://www.harryanddavid.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgmenbr=201&cgrfnbr=351&category_sel=351) from Harry and David. She seemed very pleased. ---
**Author:** ![ThatDuckIsEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@ThatDuckIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThatDuckIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/12 "2004-04-21T20:05:58Z")
JuanitaTech and Phlosphr, are you hiring? You two rock! Marry me or something. 15 years in the Admin game now, and TWICE this day has been recognized for me. The first was about 12 years ago, by my own mother. She knew that Scrooge wouldnt get me anything, so she sent me a basket of flowers. Bless her little heart. And then TODAY, Mr. AssHat Manager, who I just got in a horrible argument with two weeks ago over my “tone” in an email, grabs a thank you card out of his stash for our customers, quickly writes a “thanks for all you do” inside it and slaps it on my desk. Woopee. Then, after much badgering to the CEO by my only buddy in the sales dept, just now I get a card and a $35 gift certificate to a nearby restaraunt. Our Receptionist got the same thing. It’s not that you take a job for the recognition, but it means just a little bit more when it’s not forced. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/13 "2004-04-21T20:10:10Z")
> [@ThatDuckIsEvil](#): > > JuanitaTech and Phlosphr, are you hiring? It depends. How good do you look in a short skirt? [sub]I vaguely recall having this exchange last Secretary’s Day…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/14 "2004-04-21T20:56:03Z")
I support 3 managers. I’ve worked with one of them for 6 years, one has been here for 10 months and the other for 2 months. I was pretty sure they were all going to forget and not do anything for me. Well, much to my surprise all three of them showed up at my desk this morning and gave me a gift certificate to our local mall. I was pretty shocked. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/15 "2004-04-22T00:10:47Z")
I am an administrative person … my boss brought me and my co-worker (the other admin-type person) orchids. I’ll probably kill it promptly, but for a short time my desk will be pretty 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-everyone-thanked-their-administrative-professional-today-if-not-get-to-it/241234/16 "2004-04-22T00:20:25Z")
Do you mean secretaries? if so, why didn’t you say so?