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Dealing With Unreasonable Requests

Professional Assistant Blog

Negotiating Time If the person persists on bothering you, one thing that you can always negotiate is time. Even if they are starting to irritate you, keep a smile on your face (even if its fake) and repeat yourself until they walk away. Ask them when it needs to get done and come to a "reasonable" compromise.

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Are You Afraid to Talk to Your Boss?

Professional Assistant Blog

Youd be amazed of how well it works and helps you negotiate the only thing that you really can negotiate - time! By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Filed Under: Organize A re you afraid to talk to your boss about your workload - if you really do feel stressed about the workload that you have?

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Office Politics Can't Be Ignored

On The Job

In a perfect cubicle world, office politics would cease to exist. This may mean you give a little, or you negotiate with someone else to bring about a positive solution for a third person, but in the end, everyone feels they’ve gotten a fair shake. Don’t gossip. Here are some things to think about: 1.

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