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Get More Done & Stress Less with These Simple Office Organization Ideas

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If you sit near a wall or tall cubicle, don’t let that space go to waste. This is a great tip for Office Managers, IT pros, Administrative Assistants, or anyone else whose job requires them to field a ton of inbound requests. We recommend InkWell Press’ docket style pad. Use Wall Space to Your Advantage.

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our new assistant doesn’t have boundaries

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But we went from 10 team members to 60 when we moved, so now I have a little cubicle. In our new office, we have an administrative assistant who is amazing. As a senior team member in our old place, I had my own office. I’m not bothered at all by the change.

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employee has already decorated for Christmas, explaining a chronic cough to coworkers, and more

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There’s no reason she can’t decorate her cubicle however she wants, assuming it’s not offensive in some way. The second is a typical administrative assistant-type role — more entry-level, with a salary to reflect that. How do I handle this as a new manager? The first is an accounting manager position.

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the axe thrower, the carpet glue, and other astounding first impressions made by new employees

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First day she walks up to the administrative assistant and asks for a list of who she gets to “boss around” (in those terms). The New Guy sat behind me, in the other half of the shared cubicle. A coffee river started rolling by our cubicles and everybody but New Guy rushed in with paper towels. The oblivious new hire.

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