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Answering Reader Mail: 7 Tips on Attire, Scheduling & Etiquette

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

This company is so ginormous I am having a dizzy time of trying to wrap my brain around what all they do – various forms of power, civil engineering, and then the IT services side of it. I am learning time zones and currencies and every day I am shaking in my boots that it might be too much but I want it so dang bad!

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

And who bothers writing out the words e-mail, TV, ASAP or FYI when everyone will know what you mean anyway? I recently received an e-newsletter from Jane Watson regarding Acronyms and Initialisms , which I thought was timely and wanted to share with you. (for Does anyone even know what CNN stands for?

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Other times we will be talking and I notice his eyes moving to his BlackBerry and I will see he is no longer paying attention to me, but reading emails instead. Here is some common-sense etiquette: Screen your calls: Subscribe to call display. However, I think our etiquette hasnt caught up with the technology.

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

One person can be great at software programs and know all sorts of tricks to get things done quickly and another might be excellent at organizing and managing their email account. .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 2 July, 2010 We dont know what we dont know We really dont know what we dont know do we?

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Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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Pass it on.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I had no idea this could be done, but I was thrilled when I got her email, but it just proved to me once again that we are all holding on to things we take for granted that others know about. The tip she sent me was how to edit an email that you have received. Close out of the email and you will be asked to Save the changes.