Insperity

MAY 15, 2018

Does Kendall have a desk and office chair, or is she planning to work on her laptop from her couch? For those employees who’ve made the neighborhood coffee shop their personal office space, remind them that these are retail establishments designed for coziness and conversation.

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 3, 2015

A reader writes: I currently work full-time at a large retail store as a department lead (no real management responsibilities). I oversee the department, order and stock product, plan and build displays, and other various duties. Is there any hope for me to change career fields, or am I doomed to remain in retail?

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

But of course, it pays less than my retail job because I had been there so long and I took a pay cut for an entry-level position since I have little experience. I knew I would have some administrative work, but what I didn’t fully understand at the time of hire is that I’m purely an administrative assistant.

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DECEMBER 22, 2015

(We’re in a small department–previously three, and now four, employees; all three of us report to my boss, but I am the most senior of the three reports and the other two provide administrative assistance to both of us. I planned on small gift cards and candles or something similar for the other two.)

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AUGUST 17, 2016

If that doesn’t get you better answers, then I’d plan on talking to the manager as soon as she returns and explaining what happened — that you were up-front about your lack of French in the hiring process but it’s become clear that the work you’ve been assigned requires it — and see what she wants to do. Never happened.

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