Insperity

MAY 15, 2018

Promoting health through education. 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. Does she know that sitting for three hours straight on her sofa, while hunched over her computer, is bad for her back?

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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 was promoted to the position three months ago, after six months in a part-time position. Is there any hope for me to change career fields, or am I doomed to remain in retail?

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Eighteen months ago, I was promoted and someone was hired to take my former position. I’m currently working my first ever job, part-time hourly in retail, and I’m not sure if what’s happening is normal or not. I’m on a hiring committee for an administrative assistant position at a large public research university.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 17, 2016

I have been an administrative assistant for a solo practitioner in the healthcare industry for several years. Their grants administration experience is really experience getting people to apply for credit cards in retail stores. Do I have to give my boss a heads-up I’m writing about astrology? Never happened.

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