Secretarial managers are cut throat and tend to be combative. They do not listen to secretaries but instead will take the side of attorneys. Trust me I worked my butt off, came to work everyday on time and performed at the highest standard. I was not a slacker, or complainer and it still was not enough. I was overworked and underpaid. Secondly, when I tried to apply for positions outside of secretarial, even though I had a MBA, I was not promoted, in fact, they went through the whole interview process everytime, only to tell me that they were going with someone else.