Workplace Insight

JULY 11, 2023

Following a session on ‘Gen Z and the Lure of the Office’, chaired by Unispace’s Stuart Finnie at CoreNet Global’s EMEA Summit last month, I spoke to some Gen Zedders at one (of the many) parties I attended. Or so the chatter goes. The gist was, “Yeah, we’re demanding. Lisa Venhaus: Approachability gets lost when working from home.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

As I am new, I don’t really feel comfortable asking her to use her normal office chair. Yeah, you can’t really ask her to use a normal chair. I think your best bet here is noise-canceling headphones or learning to block out the sound. Any suggestions on what to do? advice about your coworkers'

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Vantage Circle

JANUARY 15, 2021

Let’s learn about it in details: What is Employee Experience (EX)? It comprises sensory elements a worker experiences throughout their working hours, for instance, the comfort of the office chair, noise from the busy streets, the smell of coffee, etc. Physical Work Environment. The second component is the physical environment.

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Ask a Manager

JULY 25, 2019

Things have gotten better as I have learned to circumvent his “management” style. After I got my footing, I joined two advisory councils (including one where I held an office), chaired a couple committees, and overhauled a lot of the processes I inherited. So, instead of fixing his email, he calls to talk about them.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 11, 2021

We also ask what they learned from each experience and what they’d have done differently if they had it to do over again. His answer to what he learned from the experiences, or what he’d do differently — every single time! Every example this candidate gave was from the 1980s, as were the work product samples he gave us.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Say this: “I just learned that my ex-wife, Jane Warbleworth, has been hired here as a nurse. I have a home office but my set-up isn’t ideal. My desk is really short and my old office chair isn’t very comfortable so by the end of the day I’m feeling sore. Should I go to HR? Should I ask my boss?

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

No desk, no shelf, no drawer, not even a proper office chair, at least as far as I could tell in my first interview. We sat at the matching side chairs for our interview. She explained that she wants to keep her new assistant “close” while this person learns the ropes. It’s a very pretty little table.

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SnackNation

MARCH 24, 2017

This one comes from SnackNation Member Success Manager Jessie Montz, the self-described “Queen of the Office Pranksters.”. The idea is to rig up a bottle of body spray underneath the victim’s office chair so that when he sits down, it triggers the bottle to spray. Office chair. Clothespin. Fake Birthday.

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Work Life

JUNE 7, 2024

However, we can gain a better understanding of office engagement and interactions by pairing body heat insights with machine learning and data. From there, we can interpret the nuances of impromptu interactions, scheduled meetings, foot traffic patterns, and office chair rollbacks, for example.

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Ask a Manager

MAY 20, 2019

I wanted to sink back into my office chair until I become one with it, unrecognizable, merely furniture. And, worse of all, since our office is open to the public, people can stroll in and recognize me at any time. Now my coworkers are in on it, too.

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Ask a Manager

JULY 26, 2016

I also understand that my coworkers significantly more money than I do, so they may not realize that money is more of an object for me (I am fine working at the “bottom of the totem pole” since it provides experience that directly correlates to the skills I’m learning in my master’s program).

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SnackNation

JANUARY 19, 2018

Hold office hours. Start a learning club. Maybe your team would benefit from a creativity workshop or team-building seminar to improve in-office relationships. Employees will be grateful for the opportunity to grow and learn from experts and will come out of these experiences more energized and focused. The problem?

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SnackNation

AUGUST 1, 2016

Companies are learning that acknowledging – rather than denying – this fact is not just the right thing to do, but also a sound business decision. One way to ensure that your employees are learning and growing is by aiding their personal and professional development. 17 Surefire Ways to Boost Employee Wellbeing.

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 22, 2023

I cannot sit comfortably in an office chair unless I have one foot tucked up under me. I know you are suppose to “always keep learning” blah blah blah, but can’t I just be content where I am at? I’ve never had any complaints about my professionalism at work (that I’m aware of!), Is this bad?

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