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JANUARY 14, 2022

In 2017, after working in restaurants in a well-known food metropolis for almost 20 years and as a chef for almost 10, we moved cross country to be closer to my family and I took a position at my family’s non-food-related business. I had the interview and thought I had done medicore, at best.

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JULY 21, 2022

I recently had an interview with a company about a position that I was excited about. I was just getting over being sick when I scheduled the interview, so I pushed it back a couple days just to be safe. On the day of the interview, I still had an intermittent cough, but overall I felt fine. Overall I felt fine. The bad answer.

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MARCH 26, 2023

In theory, if every employee contributes $10, this would cover the cost of food, drinks, plates, and cutlery. Not every employee contributes money to the potluck, but every employee takes the food that is offered. She is now getting into monthly disagreements with coworkers who she feels should not take food if they did not pay for it.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

“I once worked at an otherwise-excellent nonprofit agency in which the office manager was…very controlling. Since I worked in a branch of the agency that was several blocks away from the main office, this was NOT just a matter of walking across the hall to get new tapes! The office manager was a very nice older lady.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

I recently interviewed for an analyst position at my firm along with three coworkers. After four weeks of hearing nothing from HR, the director of client services, or the hiring team’s manager (who is also the manager of three of the candidates), we were finally emailed a meeting invitation. I have one problem with that.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

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. Because of this I have the title “office manager” but that doesn’t really mean a thing. How do I tell a bunch of interviewers I’ve decided to stay at my current job?

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FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Can you bill for your time after a long interview process? A friend recently sat for 29 — yes, 29 — half-hour interviews (company size ~180) for the position of senior director. The interviews included the CEO, President, COO, CFO, etc. 29 interviews is beyond excessive. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go….

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Two years ago, she walked into our holiday party (which my coworker annually nearly kills herself arranging during one of her busiest normal work periods) and looks at the beautiful table of food and wine and all the happy people and says ‘no music?’ There were limo rides that drove around town to see the Christmas lights.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

My allergic colleague has food demands I can’t meet. At this particular event Chandler ate a full plate of food containing the food they’re “completely unable” to eat with no issue at all. Do prospective employers expect me to take time off work for interviews? So, there’s that.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

I leave the office every day to jog during my lunch break. I am required by my office to take an hour lunch, at a designated time slot specified by the office manager. I was in my jogging gear for 10 minutes in the office before I left the building. And it is an unpaid hour.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

I work as an admin/office manager in an office of about 15. Overall it’s one of the greatest jobs I’ve ever had but sometimes there are the typical small office conflicts. I got lectured at an interview for not knowing to use a side door. general office jobs, not food service or sales).

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MARCH 24, 2020

I noticed it during her interview, but I chalked it up to nerves and hoped it would subside as she became more comfortable. I found our office manager’s pornographic bookmarks on my laptop. Should I ask future job interviewers what their response was to coronavirus? It can be pretty jarring. God, yes, ask.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

One time when I was a fresh and new manager, I asked a job candidate to give me a ride after we had an interview. Immediately after the interview, I asked her if she’d give me a ride. “Back when I worked in food service, my manager kept getting on my butt for me to do delivery instead of just working in the store.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2019

s and working with a placement agency to find that perfect job that would take me out of food service. My agency contact had set up an interview for me for my dream job, the day after my birthday. I showed up at the interview not just hung over but still drunk. I am dying thinking about it now.

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MAY 30, 2017

Office manager, not receptionist. I’m currently looking for a new office manager position, which is my background. I’m what they call an “old school” office manager, meaning it’s a management position (managing all administrative personnel and office operations), not a glorified receptionist.

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APRIL 29, 2016

About eight months ago I was hired as a marketing coordinator for a fairly small office. About four months into my position, our office manager was fired and has not been replaced. Employer expected me to travel seven hours for an interview with three days notice. My job changed to something I never signed up for.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

My office has recently transitioned to a system that allows employees to order lunch with a company stipend of $20. Unfortunately, some of my coworkers will spend almost every cent they have on food and tip as little as 75 cents. The position is ideal since 90-95% of my work requires me to be sitting in front of a computer anyway.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

The Office Manager Responsibilities List You Won’t Find in a Job Description. What does an Office Manager (OM) really do? Manage the office? To create a comprehensive—and descriptive—Office Manager responsibilities list, we went straight to the experts: practicing OMs. Managing calendars.

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APRIL 5, 2022

They invited me for an interview and asked me to come by the day before for “testing.” I am now so turned off by this company that I am considering canceling my interview tomorrow. Obviously you can’t do this if you still want to interview for the position, but if you have options, this might be a time to exercise them.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Finally, the office manager started hinting that if I wasn’t actually working, I didn’t need to be at work. One time when I was a fresh and new manager, I asked a job candidate to give me a ride after we had an interview. Immediately after the interview, I asked her if she’d give me a ride. ” 11. .

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Rejection email called me “shite” and said I should work in fast food. My office has constant free food, and I have an eating disorder. I enjoy the work I do and my coworkers (both in my immediate team and the office at large) are great. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. We have reviewed your application.

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JULY 18, 2022

It was my very first interview for a “real job” as a high school student and I thought I had thoroughly prepped. I interviewed for a science museum job and had an absolute brainfart at the “make up a demo with these random objects” portion. I’m reminded me of an interview I had. The strength. The reaction. The longboard.

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