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Old 7th-April-2006, 07:30 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Boot Camp

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Originally Posted by Clive Long
Aren't they from a gentler inefficient time when people thought (silly them) it was cheaper for less experienced staff to be employed to do the photocopying, arrange rooms, arrange travel, etc.?
Our secretaries aren't "less experienced", and when it comes to running an academic department, they tend to do a much better job than any number of academics.

Let's hear it for secretaries!
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