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How to exorcise your demons of disorganization

Ian's Messy Desk

Disorganization is so prevalent in the workplace that the Professional Organizers in Canada estimates a typical office worker wastes 150 hours a year – almost one month – searching for misplaced information. For someone earning $50,000 a year, that translates to a loss of $3,842 a year. Keep the office door closed.

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Cover Your Tracks: E-mail Archiving

Professional Assistant Blog

What if someone told you that you did something wrong, but you remember sending an e-mail with the correct information? The reason I use the latter method is because our company policy is that we cant download any software that IT doesnt approve. This happens to office workers all of the time.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business e-mail. The following information should be included in your message: The start and end dates of your absence. The name, contact information, and office hours of someone to contact if they require immediate assistance. Jane Watson of J.

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