When do you get a secretary?

At what point in the hierarchy does one get a secretary normally in banking? VP level? MD?

I ask of course, because having a secretary is also part of high status and power that many of us seek.

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Analysts don't have secretaries, but they do have India. Which is better, because secretaries don't do shit for you.

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Agree with the posters above. At the junior levels, it isn't uncommon to share a secretary or executive assistant (same thing). As you get more senior, the number of people who share the secretary is reduced dramatically, up to the point where some people have their own dedicated person.

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