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When Using Your Cell Phone can be Bad Manners

Laughing all the Way to Work

Our technology is moving ahead full speed, but it seems our etiquette is lagging behind. Every time we turn around there's another article on etiquette. Why does all our good etiquette sense go out the window just because we are a cell phone? Remember everyone can hear your phone conversations when you are on a cell.

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Trying to Phone/Fax Internationally?

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Trying to Phone/Fax Internationally? Then you just enter the phone or fax number in the third section. 4comments for this post Regina Thanks for posting the "trying to phone/fax internationally" issue. It definitely works! I found a great website called Time and Date.com.

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Answering Reader Mail: Being Terminated (Social Etiquette Part 2)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Hello Readers - 8 months ago, a reader asked me a question about fraternization and social etiquette at work. I will definitely answer your question. Regardless, get a letter in writing on letterhead and their contact info for phone references from whomever. The link is that original post.

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency. That’s especially true if the communications are made via company equipment (laptops, phone systems, etc.). Monitoring phone calls and voicemails. Why is that?

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Sometimes I wish I had something to warn me when I am with someone with a cell phone so I can know that we are going to be interrupted. I find it frustrating when people either text while in a conversation or are constantly taking phone calls. Apparently not, when its by phone. In an emergency, the cell phone is a useful tool.

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Want to Blog About Your Work?

Professional Assistant Blog

This is definitely good for sharing ideas and skills among teammates and other departments. Just remember not to divulge particular company information, since this can definitely land you in hot water. Internal blogging refers to employees writing blogs that are stored on an intranet or company server.

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Seminars for Professional Assistants

Professional Assistant Blog

This definitely helped my position. I am sure that this will definitely help quite a few readers. Heres the link: www.findaseminar.com/administrative-seminars.html Also, one other thing I wanted to mention is that the company that I work at has online courses that I can take.

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