some people just aren't that important.

so i'm watching some silly reality program a little bit ago. this lady comes on and they super impose her title up on the screen as "executive assistant." a term that has always sort of bothered me. i mean, i understand people's need to feel like they are serving some larger purpose in the world, but does it really affect you that much to call yourself an executive assistant. you're a fucking secretary for god's sake. there's nothing wrong with being a secretary. just like there's nothing wrong with being a stay-at-home-mom. (note: i'm not comparing the importance of moms with secretaries. i am simply making a correlation between the connotations of the two titles. please don't send hate letters.) sure your role as a secretary makes you a lot less important in the grand scheme of things. and you could be replaced by anyone with a GED, who can type 30 wpm. but let's face it, in reality some people just aren't that important. get over it. i feel like secretaries who insist on calling themselves executive assistants are the same kind of people who want to ban dodge ball because it "negatively affects children's self-esteem. it's not dodge ball that's doing that...your kid is just a weakling. it happens. just like it happened that you ended up fetching someone's coffee and scheduling appointments. someone's gotta do it. i'm sure your boss would be lost without you. i'm even sure that some of the secretaries in the world are capable of doing amazing things. it just so happens that they currently find themselves in the roll of secretary. but regardless of what you can do, let's all try and be real with ourselves and call a spade a spade. so in case you're confused as to whether you are a secretary or an executive assistant, allow me to help you out a little.

here is what it says if you look up secretary in the dictionary:

secretary - somebody who does clerical and administrative work such as word-processing, filing and arranging appointments for a person or organization.

do you know what it says if you look up executive assistant in dictionary...NOT A FUCKING THING. exactly.