Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Back in April 2021, these coffee shops started offering one free drink a day (latte, americano, whatever) as a way to entice people to return to the office (which was optional). It was always advertised as a this-month-only thing, but the same promotion was renewed for May 2021, June 2021, and so on, all the way until December 2022.

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Chart Logic

JULY 18, 2022

Being present on social media will further widen your potential visitor list, and since you’re a fairly new practice, you might want to kick off your marketing by placing advertisements. This will help expand your reach in areas you normally would miss.

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SnackNation

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Studies conducted at Central Michigan University , for instance, found that the presence of a dog in the office improves collaboration. In one experiment, researchers put together 12 groups of four and tasked each with developing a 15-second advertisement for a made up product. Dogs have even been known to help close deals.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 2, 2022

I used to work in the corporate world in advertising and had an amazing yet strict boss who made me work hard and I loved it! My mom, who is the boss-boss, is only in the office a couple days a week and when she is it’s a couple hours a day. I’m working for my parents’ business and my role is unclear.

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Ask a Manager

MAY 23, 2022

My first day there, the office manager basically told me he would not be checking in on me and “what happens here, stays here,” implying that he wouldn’t tell anyone if I didn’t regularly show up. My manager also made a comment to that effect, saying “How would I know if you were there or not? ” No response.

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Due to a recent move and a three-hour increase in commuting time (it didn’t look so bad on paper), I’ve been lobbying management to work from home for a couple of scheduled days a week. My direct manager and the office manager are both fine with the idea because I’m considered a “model” worker and have years of solid performance on record.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 26, 2017

Maintenance finally let us know that the office on the floor above us has a problem with an employee purposefully clogging the toilet and flushing it repeatedly until it overflows. We’ve notified the office managers above us and they admitted that it’s a problem and could be a disgruntled employee.

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Ask a Manager

JULY 17, 2018

I recently applied for an office management position at a local staffing firm — at one, not through one, at a posting that I found on their website and LinkedIn page. Staffing firms are notorious for advertising fake positions in order to get candidates who they can then shop to other employers.

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