Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 12, 2016

We have to provide food to our managers for Boss’s Day. The staff where I work have received the usual cringe-worthy email from the office manager, notifying us we are to provide a breakfast potluck plus afternoon desserts for our bosses. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go….

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SnackNation

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

We Gave Office Pets Free Rein in the Workplace – Here’s How it Made Our Office Better. . Kogi and Layla met at the office, and hit it off right away. Before long they were eating food off each other’s plates and engaging in daily wrestling matches. Favorite Food : “She’s definitely become a snacker.

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Go Burrows

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Rita Reis is a longtime office manager and executive assistant in Portugal who is passionate about networking and getting things done. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Rita and I talk about the importance of networking, not being afraid to raise your hand, and developing your emotional intelligence.

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Office Space

MAY 14, 2024

.” The need for office spaces to serve a greater purpose than just housing employees during working hours has become increasingly apparent. Rigid Structure Another challenge is the historically rigid structure of office management, which often limits the flexibility required to adapt to changing work styles. Are there TVs?

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Coworkers keep eating the food for meetings that they’re not attending. I work in an office where it is common to have catered lunches for executive meetings. It’s entirely reasonable and normal to tell people to leave food alone if it’s for a meeting that they’re not part of. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go….

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SnackNation

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Chelsey from Kennedy Communications was looking for something new and exciting to bring to the office snack selection when she found SnackNation: “SnackNation is an exciting snack adventure in a very well-designed box. ” -Chelsea, Office Manager at Kennedy Communications. ” -Kiely, Office Manager at Influitive.

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SnackNation

AUGUST 29, 2017

The Office Snack Master is likely your company’s Office Manager, Vibe Manager, Admin, or HR Manager. Avoid sugar-filled treats like candy, processed foods, and chemical-laden beverages like diet soda – all of which can cause energy crashes, sluggishness, or depressed mood. They want healthier options.

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SnackNation

MARCH 20, 2018

(Many of these office bulletin board ideas came straight from our Facebook group of office managers. Office Bulletin Board Idea #1: The Buzz Board. Photo courtesy of Joanne via the State of the Office Manager facebook group. Office Bulletin Board Idea #5: The About Us Board.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This post, the thief and the hero, the crockpot discrimination, and other stories of potlucks at work , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Here are 12 more of my favorite stories you shared about potlucks and other food gatherings at work earlier this month. Part one was yesterday.). The cook-off. ” 2.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This post, the determined thief, the cranberry usurper, and other work potlucks gone wrong , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. As Americans prepare for a ton of eating this week, here are 10 of my favorite stories you shared about potlucks and other food gatherings at work earlier this month. The banana bread.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The fast food revenge. Our manager promptly responded by disappearing to the back. His only help was to tell them that they had to get their food and leave before he ran away. They then wandered around asking their friends if their food was right. I worked at a Burger King in my late teens. ” and they all laugh.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 28, 2023

I work in an incredibly dysfunctional office. The tone is set by our office manager. He’s in his fifties, has always worked in an office setting, and is difficult. If it makes a difference, the office manager and I are on the same level, as is the person I was meeting with.)

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Food and beverage requirements. Put dates from your timeline in your calendar and use a project management tool like Trello to keep all dates and information about your event in one place. For a more detailed event planning calendar, download The Complete Guide to Office Management from Managed by Q.

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Ask a Manager

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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Ask a Manager

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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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 19, 2015

My employer is requiring the office manager and me (creative director/product development/sales) to attend an industry show in Atlanta. For example, we recently attended a show in Tennessee and our food allowance was $30 per day. For this Atlanta trip, the food expense will be $50 per day. I have one problem with that.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

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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Ask a Manager

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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Ask a Manager

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. Then I inherited the office manager position with HR duties I knew nothing about.

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Ask a Manager

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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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Our office nurse thinks Covid is a hoax. The food-service manager at our site who was also employed by the state was deeply disturbed by the fact that the nurse wouldn’t wear a mask. Finally, the food-service manager contacted the nurse’s supervisor and reported her.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 31, 2019

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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Ask a Manager

JULY 5, 2015

Our corporate office manages several apartment complexes owned by The Boss in other cities, many in other states. One manager transferred from one complex to another when the manager position came open. It would be really nice to bring back food for people to share, but it’s definitely not expected.

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Ask a Manager

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. I am now out of corporate life and working as a substitute teacher. So, there’s that.

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Ask a Manager

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. Would it be weird if I brought an apron to cover my clothes while I eat?

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

It got to the point where people would eat in the car park, then management sent out emails telling people not to do that as it looked messy, so we’d all roam the nearby streets. The aggressive sales. “One store I worked at decided that we’d sell more if we approached customers more. ” 11. The talking ban.

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Ask a Manager

JULY 21, 2022

Worse, when it rained, I would hang my clothes off the radiator in the side office. After probably a month of doing this, the CEO had to politely tell my boss (office manager) that the office got used for client meetings and having wet socks on the radiator was not okay. All so obvious in hindsight….

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Ask a Manager

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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Ask a Manager

MARCH 24, 2020

I found our office manager’s pornographic bookmarks on my laptop. I work remotely and was having some issues with my work-issued laptop that required me to send it in to a main office for our office manager to handle repairs. Can I bite my nails with my camera on?

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Ask a Manager

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. general office jobs, not food service or sales). It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go….

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

s and working with a placement agency to find that perfect job that would take me out of food service. Finally, the office manager started hinting that if I wasn’t actually working, I didn’t need to be at work. ” – 2016. •. •. •. •. •. “I was in my early 20?s I am dying thinking about it now.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

My question is this: I’m considering making some kind of awesome baked goods to bring on my first day of work, but I don’t want to be seen as overly feminine, mom-like, or the de facto “office manager.” Their loss!). I’m not sure if I’m doing my job at the expected level.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

“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. Finally, the office manager started hinting that if I wasn’t actually working, I didn’t need to be at work. Needless to say, she didn’t take the job. Why or why did I do these things?

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 14, 2020

It went quiet for a little bit, but then he started laying into her about how there was “too much f—–g food” and he couldn’t find anything or put anything away. I was an office manager for a small company that shut down mid-March due to COVID-19. My boss laid me off but wants me to keep working.

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Ask a Manager

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. My job changed to something I never signed up for. Since then, everyone has picked up the slack to some degree.

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Ask a Manager

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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SnackNation

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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