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in the officemanagement world, I have seen and learnt a thing or two about how to effectively run an office. And, after being in the thick of some oversights or mistakes, I’ve understood where common officemanagement mistakes lie, or at least areas in which offices and the running of them typically fall short.
During my time as an OfficeManager, I’ve seen (oddly) many types of evacuation scenarios from fires or false alarms which are pretty typical to flooding (from a ceiling!) Back to the evacuation… the time I saw the ceiling cave in and flood like a waterfall was at a large investment bank.
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Rebecca Afful is an Administrative Professional with over a decade of experience in executive support and officemanagement. She has had the opportunity to work in multiple industries such as aviation, banking, international non-profits, and diplomatic missions.
We’ve all been there (or certainly will be at some point in our officemanagement careers). The Office Move. That gasping moment when we are told “we’re moving office, and by the way – you are running the project.”
The person paying the bills should never reconcile the bank statement. Custody of related assets – The person who reconciles the bank statement or credits/edits the invoice. Consider vacation time: If your officemanager, Bob, hasn’t taken a vacation in three years, you need to insist that he goes. That’s the No.
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Here are nine business travel hacks to help you and your team get in front of clients without breaking the bank: 1. For instance, your officemanager who never travels can still use her P-card to buy office supplies and earn cash back or reward miles to supplement your travel budget. Create a business travel policy.
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As a small business owner or officemanager, you’re likely already spread thin. Payroll software with direct deposit requires you to input your payroll in advance of your payday to allow for bank processing time. Doing payroll is yet another task on your list of responsibilities.
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Bank revealed that 66% of adults in the US worry about unexpected medical bills. Type: Article Tile Banner: Main Banner: Role / Audience: OfficeManager Provider / Physician UniqueViews: 0 Kevin Clinton Featured: A recent study by U.S.
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This was echoed in our recent State of the OfficeManager report (a first of its kind survey of hundreds of officemanagers from around the U.S.) Despite the growing consensus that too much emailing is bad practice, email is still the norm for the majority of workplace communication. Let us know in the comments below.
Finally, the officemanager started hinting that if I wasn’t actually working, I didn’t need to be at work. Our bank was in the process of merging with another bank. During the merger process, all the teller managers had to attend meetings with people from other banks going through the same process.
A clean, freshly-shaven, ironed-shirted Buddy walks into the office. It’s an open-plan floor, so he made it to the second bank of desks in stunned silence. Our officemanager had apparently signed up for cranberry sauce and HOW DARE I try to take over her item. Then 10:15 am ticks by and the door opens. A legend was born.”
Recently, the task of hiring interns for the office has fallen on me. I have been asked to review resumes, conduct interviews, and advise the officemanager about which candidates to send offers to. I recently left a mortgage bank. Fill in specifics and evidence that you’re good at the data stuff here.)”
However, the person sent me an email basically saying they were barely available for their last three days due to needing to use up banked time. My officemanager/only coworker actually texted me asking how school was going, but I thought it might have been a ploy to get me to work there again, so I didn’t respond.
I’ve started a job in am interesting office full of great people, okay-ish pay and great benefits. I’m the officemanager, which means I sit at the front desk, answer four phone calls a day, sign for the odd package, and order new pens when someone needs them every four months.
Our officemanager (and my direct boss) Arya has decided to do something nice for Sansa. He is on Facebook a lot, is messaging his friends back and forth on iMessage, and takes care of personal stuff like banking and taxes. I generally know your feelings on this, but I’ve got another question about gifts flowing upwards.
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A friend of mine, let’s call him Thomas, was interning in a very important bank. Thomas was supposed to tell the man that if he kept missing his loan payment, the bank would evict him and sell the farm. But with so few people coming into the office, a lot of food went to waste. Our officemanager said she’d take care of it.
Finally, the officemanager started hinting that if I wasn’t actually working, I didn’t need to be at work. Shortly after, she went to call him, but accidentally clicked the ‘all page’ button on the phones, so broadcasted to the entire office was, ‘I just got this email and I don’t know what to do. The condescending question.
I worked in a call center for a very large bank. The officemanager came in, nose buried in her shirt, armed with a can of air freshener. For context, I’m a woman with a small frame, so not the obvious suspect for someone capable of single-handedly stinking up an entire office. The customers calling in were a nightmare.
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