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The water cooler is leaking.

Laughing all the Way to Work

but what about when the conversation turns to gossip? Gossip can be vicious and in some cases even lead to disciplinary action or getting fired if you are the one doing it. Have you ever been the brunt of office gossip? Because you don't have all the details, your reactions might further fuel the gossip and on and on it goes.

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Top 10 Differences Between Secretaries & Admin

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

TOP TEN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SECRETARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS 10. Secretaries make coffee, administrative professionals procure international resources to motivate and empower staff. Secretaries take memos, administrative professionals expedite inter-office communication.

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Mean girl assistants: Dealing with high school office politics

Who's the Real Boss?

From overhearing whispers in the break room with those who want to make anyone’s business their own, to witnessing gossip sessions at others’ desks, and the awkward quietness that falls when you approach the ‘cool group’ having coffee in the company cafeteria. But there is more to it than that.

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Thinking Differently about Difficult People

The Office Professionals Place

In order to effectively deal with the backstabbers, stubborn, mean-spirited, micromanagers, gossips, and the host of others that make the list, we must evaluate our own perceptions of these people. This means changing your attitude.

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The importance of having someone to talk to

Laughing all the Way to Work

Below are some things that I have found helpful to build my network: Join a professional association such as the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). The problem that sometimes occurs with sharing with current co-workers is it can turn into office gossip. 23, 1 p.m. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I wouldnt recommend talking about a co-worker with someone at the office or it ends up being gossip and spreads a bad feeling about that person. The good thing about apologizing is even though a bad mood was passed along, saying you are sorry goes a long way to making things right. (I 23, 1 p.m. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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When the communication goes bye bye

Who's the Real Boss?

Now unless you’ve got a track record of being a major gossip (which let’s be honest, if that was the case, you wouldn’t have lasted 5 mins in an EA role), you should be allowed to see EVERYTHING. It’s highly unlikely you’re going to run to the first person you see and say, “Guess what?!

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