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Cubicle Etiquette 101

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Home About Me Advertise Cubicle Etiquette 101 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 01, 2007 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity D o you find that your colleagues are hovering around you when youre on the phone? If you would like more tips such as these, please read my articles on gossiping in the workplace.

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Common Courtesy in the Workplace

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Home About Me Advertise Common Courtesy in the Workplace By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 10, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you always end up cleaning up after your colleagues? These notions may or may not be true, but its how you are viewed by your manager. Do you neatly put all labels, papers, etc.

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Mean girl assistants: Dealing with high school office politics

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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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Going Above and Beyond "Work"

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Recently, I started volunteering through my workplace, since they allow us to have a certain amount of time during work hours. I started with helping at a drop-in centre at a Salvation Army location, where other colleagues and one of my managers would serve lunch to people that were down on their luck. But that’s another story.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

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Today’s assistants are computer savvy, smart and up-and-coming, and consider themselves professionals in the workplace. Some examples would be managing a company website, creating, editing and writing a company newsletter or creating promotional materials, invitations and brochures for marketing events.

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4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues

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Remember that you are there to do your job because you have the skills and qualities that your manager hired you for. 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.

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Are Eu-Stressing or Dis-Stressing?

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You can prioritize your tasks as needed, create goals and even break down larger tasks into manageable chunks. You have to take care of yourself first; otherwise, you will be ineffective and inefficient to others and your workplace. Create a to-do list - This one is so important. This will help you get to your goal faster.

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