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Cost comparison: In-house vs. virtual receptionists

Ruby

Procuring and setting up an office space can run as much as $5,000 for just the technology (i.e., Add another several hundred dollars for a decent desk and office chair. Then, there are recurring expenses, such as phone lines, office supplies, water, toiletries, hand sanitizer, etc.

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Self Care for the Business Owner

Ruby

It could be a new shirt at the men’s store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot black coffee.” Give yourself the gift of more time, energy, and peace of mind by letting a team of industry professionals take care of customer service for you. Don’t plan it. Don’t wait for it.

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my interviewers burst out laughing after I left the room, I need a different desk chair, and more

Ask a Manager

Put it on your resume and be very specific about the work you do there — play up the customer service aspects of the work and anything else that would be transferable to other types of jobs. Make it clear that it’s respectable, customer-service-oriented work. Given that, I’d just go ahead and own it.