《秘书工作》杂志开展“万能奖征文”活动,看见“万能”二字,就使我联想到文秘工作。我在中央机关从事文秘工作已三十有年,人们常戏称我们干这一行的干部是“万金油”,我自己也好以此自况。“万金油”者,按词典上的解释,是比喻那些什么都能做,而又没有什么擅长的人。把文秘干部说成是“万金油”,不知是讥讽,还是赞誉,是自嘲,还是自夸,可能各种成分兼而有之。依我看,把文秘 “Secretary Work” magazine to carry out “universal prize essay” activities, see the “universal” word, make me think of secretarial work. I have worked in the secretarial work of the Central Government for thirty years. People often dictate that the cadres who work in this field are “supernatural powers.” The “golden oil” who, according to the dictionary’s explanation, is a metaphor for those who can do anything, but nothing good at. It is possible that the secretarial cadres may be regarded as “veterans’ oil”. I wonder if it is ironic or praiseworthy, self-deprecating or boasting. In my opinion, the secretary