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Onboarding remote employees: how to get it right

Insperity

Have a video call with the employee to ensure they can log onto their computer and phone systems. For instance, plan a time for a meet-and-greet and have food delivered from a restaurant to the new employee and each member from the team. Following equipment delivery. Call the employee to ensure they received their office equipment.

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intern laughs inappropriately, risqué bookmarks on my computer, and more

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I supervise an intern who tends to respond with short bursts of laughter at incongruous times, like when I am explaining something to her or when I am giving her directions (and I’m not trying to be funny!). Upon receiving my computer, I opened up a web browser and noticed her personal account was still signed in. Here we go….

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free food at work, weird phone call from a recruiter, and more

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Free food at work. The position would have been a huge increase in salary as well as title, but the job duties are the same as I am doing in my current position with the exception of having a small team to supervise. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. What are the general rules around utilizing these perks?

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updates: the treats, the fake tooth, and more

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Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question – it really made an impact in how I supervise and my mindset was changed for the better. Can I ask for a fancier computer ? (#4 I learned a lot from your response. 4 at the link). I received a nice laptop that fits my needs nicely.

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is it weird to stretch at work, is declining a reference call a red flag, and more

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If I must stretch, he instructed me to do it in open areas like the break room (where people microwave their food), outside of people’s offices by couches, or formally book a conference room (which come in half hour blocks). I once supervised a young person who was fresh out of college and in his first full-time job.

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Office Administrator vs Office Manager: Understanding the Roles

SnackNation

Makes decisions without supervision. How do I reset my computer password? How do I order food for a lunch meeting? . Works on tasks with resourcefulness and flexibility. Remembers key details. Maintains organization of information, processes, and physical spaces. Works quickly, but accurately. . Qualifications. .

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new coworker makes a lot of mistakes, excessive hand-shaking, and more

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We receive little supervision and I don’t expect that to change until the new year at the earliest, so I may be the only person catching his errors. And I’m so new myself that sometimes something I’ve silently grumpily blamed him turned out to be a computer error or the fault of the temp who preceeded him.

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