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

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. I am wondering if you have any advice for password management at work. My job changed to something I never signed up for.

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Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 6, 2021

This post, the controversial calculator, the highlighter war, and other drama over office supplies , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Last week, we talked about drama over office supplies … and good lord did you deliver. on the supplies needed list every week for months.

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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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The Receptionist

JANUARY 17, 2022

Why is this happening, and what can you do to meet your organization’s front office needs? From health crises and delays in the supply chain to record high inflation and worldwide civil unrest, we’re wading through unprecedented times, folks. But burnout also occurred in all service-related industries, including food and retail.

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 5, 2022

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. Read an update to this letter here. – 2017. We have reviewed your application.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Coffee was 50 cents/cup to purchase more supplies. 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.

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Ask a Manager

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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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. ” You may also like: can we make hot-desking work in our office?

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 14, 2022

25 supply chain surcharge was going to be added to each item (not sure of the price exactly). So I spoke up: “I work in supply chain management [it’s true!] So I spoke up: “I work in supply chain management [it’s true!] But with so few people coming into the office, a lot of food went to waste.

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SnackNation

MAY 27, 2016

In the last few years, DIY office supply expression has been elevated to a true artform, with increasingly complex designs. Recently, New York ad firms engaged in a very public Post-it art war , with each firm trying to one-up the other with large displays on the windows of their Canal Street offices. Food Trucks.

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