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Got the Flu? Work from Home!

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Basically, this allows you to connect to your work environment via your internet connection. The instructions for this varies, since it depends on what service your IT department will be using. At my workplace, the setup wasnt too difficult. You can connect to all network drives, network printers, even your own files.

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4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues

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Do they make inappropriate comments in a professional environment? Common Courtesy in the Workplace Keep Your Enemies Close & Your Colleagues Even Closer If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you. At times, I would think to myself, “If I could only talk to them.&#

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April 22nd - Administrative Professionals' Day

Laughing all the Way to Work

How often I have organized a conference or arranged a Board meeting and after all the organization and planning it goes off without a hitch. I like organizing and feel satisfied when everything comes together nicely, but it takes a lot of work to get there. Have you ever been at an event that isnt well organized?

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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Does your boss ever organize a meeting behind your back? That makes it difficult when I am supposed to be organizing his calendar, but since I am responsible to organize his time and in spite of my frustration, I have to make it work. Mine does and it can cause problems with my scheduling. ► February (5) We did it Canada!

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Here are the top qualities that an assistant must have: Be organized. Can I say that again – BE ORGANIZED! An assistant’s job is to organize the boss and in order to do that we must be organized ourselves. .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

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Cubicle Etiquette 101

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If you would like more tips such as these, please read my articles on gossiping in the workplace. 8comments for this post Anonymous Although your comments are valid, I think it really depends on the office culture which can differ greatly between organizations. Our workplace actually has a policy of not allowing them any longer.

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Are you prepared?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I like to be prepared and I find life just works better for me at home, work and even on the bus, when I am organized and ready for whatever is coming up. I organize my desk so everything is within easy reach and makes sense to the way I like to work. I too, love to be organized and it only makes sense to be prepared.