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Today is the day that busy bosses all over the country scramble to find a way to show their appreciation to the staff that keeps the office running smoothly. Administrative Professionals Day is actually just one day in the last full week of April, known as Administrative Professionals Week, but that one day can serve as a source of quite a bit of stress for unprepared bosses.

“This day is really important in the business world,” says Ron Sturgeon, owner of an exotic and luxury car rental agency in Dallas. “Being an administrative assistant can be a thankless job. It’s great that we have a day to stop and appreciate the people who make such a difference in the running of an office,” said the Fort Worth car club owner.

One way to show that appreciation is to treat your administrative assistant to a day of luxury. You could book at appointment at a nearby spa, take your assistant out for a tasty lunch, or rent a classic, exotic, or luxury car to fulfill your assistant’s automotive fantasies.

“Most of us have a dream car,” said Sturgeon. “Take some time to find out what your assistant dreams of driving. Maybe he or she is really into speed and exotic cars like the new 600HP Dodge Viper. Maybe a luxury convertible like a Bentley GTC is your assistant’s dream car. It could be a Hummer or a classic Mercedes. Take the time to find out.”

You could give your assistant another knick-knack to clutter up his or her desk. You could send flowers, but why not do something more memorable?

Or you could make it the ultimate personal day by renting a classic, luxury, or exotic car for your assistant. You will be a shoe in for the title of world’s greatest boss!

Setting your administrative assistant behind the wheel of a dream car is guaranteed to be an Administrative Professionals Day that’s impossible to forget.

The International Association of Administrative Professionals changed the name of Professional Secretaries Day to Administrative Professionals Day in 2000 to “…keep pace with changing job titles and expanding responsibilities of today’s administrative workforce.”

Whatever the day is called, use it to show your appreciation to your administrative assistant, whether through lunch, a spa day, or a Dallas, TX luxury car rental.

If you’re not in Texas, an online directory such as rentexoticcars.net is an excellent way to locate an agency that specializes in exotic car rental. Your administrative assistant works hard all year, and this is the day for you to show how much you appreciate him or her.

Kate Miller-Wilson is a freelance writer living in the Twin Cities. Visit her website or email her for information about her freelance writing services.