We have all heard the admonition, “Never discuss religion or politics—especially in the office.” With today’s hyper-contentious political environment, though, that advice seems to be harder and harder to follow. Even when we want to, we can’t simply will our working environment to be an entirely politics-free zone.
As an office administrator, the office paper you stock directly impacts the quality and appearance of the work put out by everyone in your company. Did you know that different types of documents call for different papers? From a simple memo to full color brochures, it’s essential that you pick the right paper for your projects.
During a series of presentations, I became engaged in two different discussions on opposite sides of the same issue. The point that came up in both conversations was that of someone demanding respect, rather than earning it. On the first day, I had several admins who felt they could not respect their manager for various reasons that they spelled out to me. On the second, I had a manager (yes, the same manager) who felt her admin staff was not respectful to her as a supervisor.
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