One third of Brit secretaries being asked to sew trouser seams, walk dogs!Byline: ANILondon, Nov 4 (ANI): More than one third of British secretaries are being asked by their bosses to do chores that go "beyond the call of duty", according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. new research. The survey of 1,000 secretaries and PAs found that a large number of them are bullied bul·ly 1 n. pl. bul·lies 1. A person who is habitually cruel or overbearing, especially to smaller or weaker people. 2. A hired ruffian; a thug. 3. A pimp. 4. , undervalued Undervalued A stock or other security that is trading below its true value. Notes: The difficulty is knowing what the "true" value actually is. Analysts will usually recommend an undervalued stock with a strong buy rating. and asked by their bosses to perform inappropriate tasks such as sewing trouser seams, walking dogs or helping with children's homework. One secretary had to even bathe her boss' elderly mother, another was asked to make curtains and one said she had to hold her boss' hand on a car journey, reports The Scotsman. The study concluded that a new qualification was needed to improve the status of secretaries. Researchers said that the job of a secretary had changed dramatically over the years. Only a few PAs did audio typing or used shorthand shorthand, any brief, rapid system of writing that may be used in transcribing, or recording, the spoken word. Such systems, many having characters based on the letters of the alphabet, were used in ancient times; the shorthand of Tiro, Cicero's amanuensis, was used , while more than a third managed financial budgets or other staff, and a uarter deputised for their manager. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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