# What made the term "secretary" offensive or un-PC?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-the-term-secretary-offensive-or-un-pc/494894>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 30, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-the-term-secretary-offensive-or-un-pc/494894 "2009-04-30T21:49:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morgis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Morgis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgis)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-the-term-secretary-offensive-or-un-pc/494894/21 "2009-05-01T14:11:14Z")

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I work for a real estate company. I answer phones, make copies, file paperwork, and type information into various databases. I am a secretary and that’s what I call myself when people ask about my job. I don’t find it offensive as a job title at all. It’s just what I do. There are many many worse jobs in the world, so I don’t really see the need to try to glamorize mine.

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