sandbaggers: "Prestige" vs. "importance"
"Prestige" vs. "importance"
Ernest Adams (ewadams@netcom.com)
Mon, 12 Sep 1994 14:38:31 -0700
Lest anyone think that I undervalue PA's, secretaries, and the like, let
me clarify. When I said that the PA's job was not very prestigious, I chose
the word with some care. I did NOT mean that it wasn't IMPORTANT. I'm well
aware that most such people are absolutely vital to the smooth running of
a department (they certainly are in mine).
However... we have to face the fact that it's a pink-collar ghetto despite
that. They don't get the high pay, and they have to do typing and make
coffee -- and SERVE it, even worse. Is their work important? Absolutely.
Is it prestigious? Well, no.