The Office Management Group

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

And, having spoken to many more office managers now than ever before, it is a common scenario we find ourselves in. Firstly, I should explain that in my experience and on looking at stats on LinkedIn, around 70% of office managers are female professionals with the remaining 30% being male.

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Launch Work Places

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In a serviced office, the service and support elements are still foundational, meaning you’ve got an on-site team that handles office management. Q: Is a serviced office vs coworking space better for scalability? They are also a great way to network and meet other professionals.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

They started trashing the place – throwing napkins and straws all over the clean dining room, etc. Our manager promptly responded by disappearing to the back. Setting: 1980, legal deposition. My mom left the deposition and went straight to her office manager/head secretary since she knew her firm (big one) was understaffed.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 29, 2019

Oh, and our janitorial staff has reported cleaning up bodily fluids atypical for an office environment, which is completely unacceptable. I’d lean toward the last one, but if I’m an office manager who’s told one of our employees is masturbating in the bathroom and needs to stop, I have no idea how I’d approach that conversation.

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You could say it this way: “I love that y’all make me feel like family, but to protect everyone, I want to recognize that I don’t have the same family ties that you do, legally or otherwise, and figure out how we’d handle things if Percival and I ever weren’t together. My question is: Can he really write me up for spitting out of habit?

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 8, 2017

I’m employed in a cleaning-based role at a local school. Yet others like the office manager have an office. If I’m offered a job, I’d like to request that if at all possible an arrangement be made for an office for the HR manager. I don’t feel like this can be legal. Is it legal?

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Ask a Manager

JULY 7, 2020

I have recommended that it is easier for everyone to have a clean break, but they keep waffling on what to communicate, and it often changes based on the person. Let her know it’s illegal to allow people to work while they’re not being paid, and if people are reading and responding to work emails, that’s potentially a legal issue.

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