Showing posts with label Administrative Professionals Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Administrative Professionals Day. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Administrative Professionals Day: 10 Gift Ideas

by Lorene Troyer

Administrative Professionals Day (may also be known as Secretaries Day or Administrative Assistants Day) is a day for your to show appreciation to your assistant or secretary for all they do during the year. I started thinking about the many different gifts I've gotten over the past 20 plus years:

1. Flowers and Plants- Many women enjoy and appreciate a fresh bouquet of flowers. I, personally, am too practical to appreciate flowers for their sheer beauty, (but I do enjoy taking pictures of them to use in my designs).

2. Chocolates- some of my most memorable chocolate gifts include a huge box ofWhitman's Chocolate,DeBrand Chocolate Truffles,and a 10 pound block of chocolate. Note: these were good gifts for me because I really enjoyed chocolate:)

3. Gift certificate to a salon-this was a good gift because even if I did not want to get my hair cut there, they also offered massages, manicures, pedicures, facials and even had a small store.

4. A green  topiary plant- I still have that plant-it goes well in any room and looks nice (or at least it would if I took off the layer of dust that's on it). 

5. A meal in a nice restaurant- the invitation was for my husband and me. It made for an enjoyable night out without the children.

6. Paid time off- I was able to have a half day off to do what I wanted and still get paid (guilt-free). 

7. A huge travel mug with a big base so it won't spill (no matter how fast I take the corner)- I drink a lot of tea, so this is very useful when I travel.

8. Gift certificate to a Health-food store- I am into eating healthy foods and taking natural supplements so this was perfect for me.

9. Cash- some people may consider this to be in poor taste but since I'm practical, this was a great gift as I was able to buy whatever I wanted.

10. A scented jar candle- my boss filled the lid portion with beautiful potpourri and put a pretty bow and flowers around the neck of the jar. It was so pretty, I kept it around for many years.  

Check out some humorous Administrative Professionals Day Cards

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Administrative Professionals Day Quotes

 
  • Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.  by John G. Pollard
  • If you have a good selling idea, your secretary can write your ad for you. by Morris Hite
  • Appreciate everything your associates do for the business.  Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise.  They're absolutely free and worth a fortune.  by Sam Walton  
  •  No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another.  Thank you.  Author Unknown
  •  Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.  by Doug Larson
  • My Boss frequently gets lost in thought. That's because it's unfamiliar territory.
    Anonymous (But we are betting this is from a secretary!)
  •  The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.  Author unknown, but probably a secretary!
  • As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold. Author Unknown
  • Always be nice to secretaries. They are the real gatekeepers in the world. by Anthony J. D'Angelo  
  • And so while the great ones depart to their dinner, the secretary stays, growing thinner and thinner, racking his brain to record and report what he thinks that they think that they ought to have thought. by Arthur Bryant
  • 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. by Lyndon B. Johnson
  • The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office. by Robert Frost
  • Happy is the man with a wife to tell him what to do and a secretary to do it. by Lord Mancroft