What should the secretary do

Author: Liao Jinze
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: What should a secretary do? It actually has three meanings: one is how a secretary handles various issues; two is how a secretary performs their duties well; and three is that in modern society, with advanced information, the traditional roles and functions of secretaries are challenged, and how to adapt to changes in this survival state. Based on my experience and the numerous cases I have encountered, becoming an outstanding or even excellent secretary is far from simply dealing with professional roles on a case-by-case basis. There is always a distinct line between being qualified and being competent. It is undeniable that a secretary needs to be dedicated and meticulous, and whether or not they put in effort has always been the professional standard for evaluating whether a secretary is competent. To my surprise, the next morning at around 8 a.m., when the driver took me to the college for a routine inspection, she and her father were sitting in the president's office. Upon seeing me, her father looked a bit embarrassed. It turned out that her daughter hadn’t slept at all the previous night, hugging a large stuffed animal from home and crying all night. This disturbed her roommates as well—some couldn’t sleep, and others couldn’t help but cry along. They were up all night, and as soon as dawn broke, she called home, insisting that her father come to the college to pick her up and drop out of school. I couldn’t understand why. The girl lowered her head, and her father answered, “She misses her mother. She’s always hugged her mother to sleep since she was a child.” It’s truly unbelievable! “My goodness, your daughter is 25 years old and still needs to sleep with her mother. Then what have you been doing all these years as a husband?” I asked the father, utterly astonished. “There’s nothing I can do. She’s an only child!” he sighed, overwhelmed with emotion. I asked the girl, “You’re 25. Shouldn’t you have a boyfriend by now?” She nodded. I was completely baffled: “Does that mean you’ll need your mother to be with you when you marry him, and you’ll still need to sleep with her?” She felt embarrassed and didn’t know how to answer me. It was her father who responded helplessly beside her: “With only one daughter, we can only let her do as she wishes.” For a child to be spoiled to such an extreme is truly a tragedy of life! To be honest, a girl with such a personality, even if (