Secretaries Day is also known as Professional Secretaries Week which has recently redesigned to include all office employees and in doing so can also be referred to as Administrative professional week.
The first National Secretaries Day was held in 1952 and was sponsored by the Administrative Professionals Week Committee.
It is a common misconception that the holiday was started through organizations affiliated with the floral industry but the actual intent of the holiday was created to commemorate the greatly appreciated work of office employees to businesses and agencies and similarly to expand recognition of the field in students interested in the field.
Secretaries Day has become widely accepted and appreciated by both employee and employers.
The common goals of the organization that started Secretaries Day were as follows: to increase awareness in the field, to increase the professional image, to persuade others to pursue the field of administration, and to endorse the quality of continuing education in professional development.
So who exactly can be considered for this special day of recognition that we used to call Secretary Day?The change to Administrative Professional vastly broadened the scope for those that qualify but largely it is anyone who you appreciate in your office or administrative people that make your life easier.
As an employer, one of the easiest ways to maintain a healthy working atmosphere is to show your appreciation to those that make their daily duty tasks that revolve around un-complicating your daily schedules, however that might factor out individually.
There are some excellent ways that the employer can contribute to the well-being of their administrative supports.
Tuition reimbursements for furthered education, registration for different conferences and seminars, and encouraging attainment of professional certification are three simple ways that an employer can give support to their existing employees and offer an avenue of growth for them and the company simultaneously