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You're Always Being Watched

On The Job

In that hot dog line that day was the owner of a local restaurant. Three years later, the boy -- now 16 -- showed up at the restaurant. "Do the boy said to the restaurant owner. He watched this 13-year-old boy, and when the line moved forward and he was standing in front of the boy, he asked "How old are you?" "13,"

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Looking at This Year’s Successes as You Set Next Year’s Goals

All Things Admin

A lot of planning has gone into this trip – from the airline you chose to fly to the hotel you selected to the restaurants you’ll eat at. Did you learn any new software or technologies? • Did you update your resume, professional portfolio, and other vital career documents? • You worked with a budget.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

Most were small companies with fewer than 100 people, and they included creative and professional service firms but also software startups, restaurants, factories and nursing homes — industries where overwork is common and deadlines can be inflexible. Working hours, innovation and the pandemic.

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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. Lets enjoy our day together.© © 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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Oh where or where is my password?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I had to open a different software program and needed yet another password for that. I just make a note for each account whether it's our purchasing page, our network software products, or websites i need to access for various reasons and put my user name and password on the note as well as the website address.

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Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check and Maximize.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Check: Is your software high-functioning and up-to-date? Manage: Work with supervisors to improve accounting and scheduling software by keeping it current. It reduces confusion by improving organization and leaves your work space clean. Work with supervisors to find ways to transfer paper records to electronic versions.

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That is not in my job description.

Laughing all the Way to Work

One assistant was very good at technology and was always finding solutions to software problems. .&# But what does it mean exactly and does that include everything? I know of three administrative assistants who have taken on the challenges of doing different types of work within their admin role and it has led to a new career.