Catching your eye as they go, an executive walking smart, accompanied by a cool, beautiful secretary is a conventional status symbol of a successful business person. It makes a big impact and says something to you about who he is. Yes, it is true and could be advantageous that having a beautiful (or good-looking) secretary itself draws your business associates’ attention. Gains respect even.
Read more in Insight by Kazuko Maruyama, representative director of The Japan Office Professional Association and active as the Chief Instructor of the CPS Preparatory Course with Babel University.
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sk4ek
The accompanying Insight article was just... bizarre...
newsninja
well, yes, not perfect, but as a light-hearted read and a bit of escapism from the daily grind of the office, it wasn't actually that bad a read i thought... certainly not deserved of the comments above in my OCB view.. its easy to knock without providing something positive back to the authorship / readership... would hate to be your "worker or secretary" - infact i wouldn't if that was how you talked to people, would definitely turn the situation and give you those famous words of Trump - Boss "Your Fired"!... - So, anyone for coffee ???
goddog
Hot secretaries in mini^skirts are very very nice.
girl_in_tokyo
Right. To get ahead at the office, make good coffee and learn how to smile. That is excellent advice for women who want to work their way up from Junior Coffee Maker, to Assistant Coffee Maker, to Master Coffee Maker, and finally the most coveted position of Secretary. That is as far as you'll need to go, because your boss will by then be totally besotted with your coffee-making skills and will marry you, enabling you to quit your job and be a full-time stay at home housewife- every woman's dream!
Or, you could go back to school, get an MBA, become your boss's boss, and make HIM get YOU coffee. :)
GW
I dont want to criticize the writing because doing so well in a 2nd language is not at all easy, but it seemed the whole was more about making eye contact & a bit of flirting than working...........
sirgamble
Meh... it's no secret, all tyrants love having a hot chick to back them up because it makes others jealous.