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DECEMBER 21, 2021

Ultimately I’m still with the family construction business and I suspect I will be for the rest of my career. We’ve had blunt conversations about the dearth of women in construction and why, and he sees what this industry is like and doesn’t think it should be like this. Here’s the update. A lot has changed, and a lot has not.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This once resulted in me crying in front of the office manager. You may also like: how to take criticism without getting defensive my entry-level employee gave me a bunch of off-base "constructive criticism" how should I respond to feedback from my boss to show I'm not upset?

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JUNE 28, 2021

We’re a construction firm. I’ve worked at the company since I was 14, doing office work over the summers all the way through college. He asked, “Have you decided construction isn’t for you?” A reader writes: I need help deciding if I want to stay in my family’s 70-year-old business. Yesterday my dad confronted me about that.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

I am a new office manager for a great little company with a nationwide footprint. ” Please advise how I can construct a letter to the students who did not attend the church course, to politely communicate to them that they should have had the courtesy to email us that they would not be attending. – 2017.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

About two weeks ago, the office where my department works began serious renovations. We are talking major construction work — they’ve been drilling through concrete and pulling apart walls and carpeting. 75% of my department works in offices where they can shut their doors, open their windows, and work in peace.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

I took your advice and I went to speak to the office manager. On my way back to my office I could smell the Lysol cloud drifting out of my neighbor’s office. I did end up going through the motions of providing feedback and constructive action to improving staff morale. I wrote in about being allergic to Lysol.

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AUGUST 25, 2019

I am an office manager in an office of 70-75 people. Is there any way I can give them some constructive advice on this without sounding insensitive? She might have done that because you’re young and she figured that you’re still learning professional norms.). Am I being too strict? Nope, this is entirely normal.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2017

If not, do you suggest she voice her disapproval, assuming it is somehow constructive? 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.”

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AUGUST 13, 2021

The same goes for office managers, designers and other professionals who are all too aware of the negative impact sitting at a desk all day can have on employee health. Durability – is it well-constructed and made out of high quality materials? Safety – is it quality/safety assured? Uplift V2 Standing Desk.

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MARCH 20, 2017

The Office Manager’s Guide to Asking for a Raise and Boosting Your Salary. 5 Rockstar Office Managers Reveal How to Land a Promotion, Earn More Respect, And Get Paid More Today. “I We found this fact echoed in our annual State of the Office Manager Report, a first-of-its-kind survey of office managers from across the U.S.

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MARCH 5, 2015

My office is currently in the process of hiring a new office manager. My associate dean subscribes to the idea that everyone in the office should be involved in the interviews and then provide written feedback. My father works in construction, specializing in disability renovation for homes.

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JUNE 2, 2021

This post, coworker loves to abuse robocallers, boss uses Facebook photos without permission, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I work in a county government building that is constantly under construction. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. My coworker loves to abuse robocallers.

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