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How to Plan Events Your Team Will Love (Without the Stress)

Eat Your Career

While event planning can feel overwhelming, approaching logistics systematically and creating a standardized event playbook that you adapt for each event can ensure you are not starting from scratch each time you begin planning. Food and beverage requirements. Stay organized. Preferred vendors and their contact information.

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the baby grand piano, the legend of Buddy, and other tales of holiday woes

Ask a Manager

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?’ The mystery. It was epic and wonderful. This was the wrong decision.

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the $15,000 coffee fund, the cheapskate executives, and other stories of office coffee wars

Ask a Manager

The ticket I work for a giant tech company that, unlike our giant tech company peers, doesn’t offer free food. However, there are coffee shops in all of our office buildings – actual branches of good local coffee shops that are only accessible by employees. The office manager is responsible for ordering things/keeping them stocked.

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Office Administrator vs Office Manager: Understanding the Roles

SnackNation

Office Administrator vs Office Manager: Understanding the Roles . Office Administrator vs. Office Manager: What’s the difference? Office Managers focus on “people” processes. PS – If you’re an Office Manager, join our private FB Group here. A Typical Workday. . Responsibilities.