Question: “I need an easy way to print out or give my boss the meeting schedule for the day. Previously, we have tried 3x5 index cards with appointments and small...
Question: “We have a meeting with all the administrative assistants every two or three months. The office administrator usually takes the lead in deciding...
Question: “Since starting my current position more than a year ago, I have implemented a lot of new projects, creating duties that I felt the position should...
Question: “I am looking for some new, different ideas for a year-end letter. My boss usually sends out personalized year-end letters highlighting the...
Question: “Any suggestions for a sign-in method in an open reception area? Currently, we're using a clipboard and a paper sign-in sheet but each person who signs...
Question: “Our company has an outing every year. I felt very uncomfortable at the last couple that I attended, and I would rather work than be there. The same...
Question: “I have moved back to my hometown and taken a position that I held 13 years ago. At the time, I was the only secretary/administrative assistant in the...
Question: “I work for a nonprofit board of directors (50 members). Every year, I give each board member a small token gift for our December meeting, and a little...
Question: “Does anyone have a policy on start/end work times for jobs that don’t require employees to punch time clocks? We polled the staff as to when...
Question: “The holidays are approaching, and I need help thinking of a nice and reasonably priced holiday gift from my male boss (CEO). Any suggestions?”...
Question: “In my 30-year career, I’ve never heard of a company requiring that holiday time be accrued, i.e., each pay period an employee accrues the time,...
Question: “My supervisor has memory lapses from time to time. He will give me
only partial instructions and then get angry that I did not do things
that he...
Question: “We have a co-worker who is cooperative, personable, cheerful and a
great employee. But his whistling is driving our office up a tree. Some
people find...
Question: “Does anybody offer employees a broad range of fringe benefits beyond
the standard ones most companies offer, especially in light of the
current...
Question: “How should employment verifications be handled when an employee is
applying for credit, as well as those in which a debt collection agency
is tracking...
Question: “Due to downsizing and others leaving the company, an immature
co-worker was promoted to a low-level managerial position. Despite her
new position, she...
Question: “Our boss is contemplating moving to a four-day workweek to combat the
higher gas prices. However, she doesn’t plan to include the
administrative...
