Stale "Secretary" Sayings
While anyone who's worked in a busy office knows how important administrative professionals are to the smooth sailing of any biz, others manage to fit their feet in their mouths on a regular basis when it comes to admin work. These Top 5 Worst Quotes for Admin Professionals Day will leave you shaking your head, but slap-happy to be alive in the modern age of the profession.
(p.s. for sayings that are kind hearted, forward thinking, and non gender biased, check out the Top 10 quotes for admins).
Top 5 Worst Quotes for Administrative Professionals Day
5. "Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work."
—John G. Pollard
4. "Happy is the man with a wife to tell him what to do and a secretary to do it."
—Lord Mancroft
3. "Millionaires are marrying their secretaries because they are so busy making money they haven’t time to see other girls."
—Doris Lilly
2. "I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary. If it's somebody else's secretary, fine."
—Barry Goldwater
1. "When things haven’t gone well for you, call in a secretary or a staff man and chew him out. You will sleep better and they will appreciate the attention."
—Lyndon B. Johnson
*Know any other out of date or out of this world quotes about the administrative profession that we've missed? Email heidi@happyworker.com with the quote and its author.
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Dani Crosby/Happy Worker
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