Oh Katie that's probably a very "norn iron" saying...we use it all the time or alternatively, he/she has thrown their teddy bear out of the pram...

You are spot on though - we do go bounce from ABC to XYZ in the blink of an eye.  The thing is once you've said something you can't retract it, so bossie has now sown the seed if you get my drift.

We shall see what materialises but my guess is, the secretarial function in general is being looked at, not just one particular role.