It’s official: 3 helpful government websites
When in doubt, go to the source, like these official government websites.
Are you making your time off count?
Do you usually feel recharged when you return to the office after time away, or does that relaxation drain away as soon as you see all your piled-up emails (in other words, almost immediately)?
It’s raining men—not!
It’s a common observation that many more women work in assistance roles like administrative assistant or executive assistant. The reasons for this are complex, but some of them do have a base in history.
Let’s clear up some sick myths
Like it or not, the summer is over, and we’re headed toward cold and flu season. Keep yourself and your co-workers as healthy as possible by not believing these common winter myths.
Try this team celebration for size
At the next office party or year-end celebration, consider hosting what we call the “Anything Awards” to have silly fun while challenging people to be creative.
About to ask for a raise? First, a test
You’re getting ready to do the confident walk into the boss’s office to explain why the time for an increase in pay is now. But before you do, document the four trips to that office you make in the weeks leading up to “the talk.”
The Anonymous Admin vs. office machinery
I initially planned on only one rant covering issues regarding The Printer Station. But, like many of our daily administrative indignities, this subject proved vast and complex.
So much passive-aggressive behavior!
In our professional environments, it’s not always possible or acceptable to express natural emotions like anger or resentment. Here are some ways of dealing with a passive-aggressive colleague.
Whoa, whoa … easy on those commas!
Commas are intended to help the reader comprehend a sentence more easily. Unnecessary ones are a distraction. Here are three places not to put a comma, from Barron’s Essentials of English.
Grace your text with a lasting gloss
For your image as a thorough professional, these tips from EEI Communications’ “How to Produce Winning Publications on Time and on Budget” are vital when putting the finishing touches on business (and even personal) communication.