Did Conde Nast Lay Off The Secretaries Receptionists? 4.47K Hamilton Nolan 03/31/09 12:28PM Filed to: rumormonger rumormonger Conde Nast Magazines Media Publishing Recessionomics cutbacks secretaries Receptionists are not the same thing as secretaries Unthinkable: a tipster tells us that over at Conde Nast—where the good times are over—all the "regular" secretaries have been laid off. What now—freelance secretaries? Irregular, damaged secretaries? Email us with info.