Some offices have nice furnishings. These nice working conditions make the job enjoyable and desirable. Secretaries work under a lot of pressure, especially when they work for more than one manager, administrator or other important workers. Secretaries have to do many jobs at the same time and also deal with a lot of interruptions and breakdown of equipment. They also work with many people who have different personalities.
Some people can be very difficult to work with.
These pressures can cause stress and the more this happens, the more likely that the Secretary can get sick. Secretarial work is usually not physically hard, but sometimes they have to lift heavy boxes or other supplies which requires stooping and bending. Secretaries may have to load and take care of equipment like copiers, printers and other office equipment. Secretaries who spend many hours at a computer or word processor can strain their eyes and muscles. Some Secretaries are members of the Professional Secretaries International.