Laughing all the Way to Work

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Face up or Face Down?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I received some blank faxes and then got a phone call from an apologetic manager saying she was sorry for the faxes but she rarely had to send a fax and when she did she was never quite sure whether to feed the paper face up or face down. Tags: sending faxes photocopier face up or face down. She was very appreciative.

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Breaking up is Hard to do

Laughing all the Way to Work

Things were going along quite nicely at work and then my boss had to up and leave. Breaking up is hard to do, but I look forward to whatever new opportunities are going to come my way. Now I’m back to square one wondering who I will be working for. I can’t say I blame him for leaving. It was for a great promotion. But What About ME?

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Where is everybody? Setting up an office vacation calendar

Laughing all the Way to Work

Keeping an up-to-date vacation calendar is important so these overlaps are anticipated and in some cases vacations have to be re-scheduled. Setting up a calendar in Word is probably the easiest way to do it and everyone can see at a glance who is going to be away. This should be done a few months before the summer rush begins.

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Hot Flash: Working With Your Internal Temperature Turned Up

Laughing all the Way to Work

I wonder what the younger women and the men in the office must be thinking as they watch the older assistants heat up. Dress in layers so you can easily take a jacket or sweater off when the heat goes up. Here are some tips that help me cope with the heat: Keep a cold glass of water at your desk and sip on it throughout the day.

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Minute-Taking Coach

Laughing all the Way to Work

I enjoy the preparation leading up to the meeting, the actual taking of the minutes and the follow up afterwards. I'm not one to do things in half-measures so when a job came up for an Executive Assistant and Corporate Secretary to the Board of Directors, I thought, "Why not!" I particularly like senior executive meetings.

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Knowing when it's time to move on

Laughing all the Way to Work

Someone contacted me a year or so ago very fed up with her admin position. She ended up staying for a short time and then signed up for a graphics course at the local college to pursue that dream. She was wondering how she could make her job more interesting. She was also having relationship problems with her colleagues.

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Practice makes perfect

Laughing all the Way to Work

Whenever I go on an interview, I set up a mock interview with a friend and we go over questions that might come up. Whether they are the exact questions doesn't matter. It is the time spent practicing for the interview that helps. You want to get over those initial jitters and not knowing what to say in the mock interview.