11:35pm UK, Thursday October 21, 2004

The office secretary is the person most men fancy in the workplace, according to a new survey.    

The poll of 1000 male office workers revealed more than half admitted to practising their flirting techniques with office secretaries.

Lucy Davis played a secretary in The Office

It also showed secretaries play an important role as the agony aunt of the office.    

More than a third of the men questioned for the Nuts magazine survey said they turned to the secretary for relationship advice.    

And some 56% chose the secretary as their major confidante in the office - revealing information about their own personal life.    

"The image of the secretary filing her nails in the typing pool has been smashed," Nuts editor Phil Hilton said.    

"Judging by the results of this poll I'm surprised secretaries have time for any work in between handing out advice and a constant flow of suitors.    

"It is clearly a very complex job!"    

The most lusted after departments in the workplace:    

1. Secretaries
2. Marketing
3. Sales
4. Human Resources
5. Accounts