Administrative professionals are the backbone of most businesses and corporations. A company is only as strong as its parts, which is why Administrative Professionals Week is important, and should be recognized at work.
Workplace Matters: How Flexible Is Your Workplace?
The flexibility of the workplace is a hot button topic and causes a lot of discussion amongst employees. Flexibility practices in the workplace can go a long way for employee morale, retention, and attendance. So why isn’t every company making sure that their workplace is indeed “not static”?
The Importance of Your Employee Newsletter: Do Not Delete
When I was a HR manager, I worked for a well-known franchise operation located here in St. Louis. And since there was a communications breakdown and division between both sides of the company (the customer service side and the sales side), it was my job to make sure that we worked in a more unified way.
Is Looking Too Beautiful In The Office A Hindrance?
Most of you have heard about the woman who lost her job because she felt she looked too good and caused too much of a stir with the males at the bank she was employed with. As silly as this…
Do Employers Look Down On Women With Children?
As many of you are aware, I have entered the rat race of looking for a full-time opportunity in my field. My background has been in human resources, hiring, management, etc. I have recently gone on several interviews for key…
My Boss Takes Credit For My Work
Unless you are the self employed owner of your own business or the CEO of a company (and even most CEO’s have a Board to report to), there is a boss of some kind that supervises your work. The boss…
Not Knowing What’s In Your Employee Handbook Could Cost You Your Job
If you are currently employed or have worked for a company before, chances are you have been given a company or employee handbook. This document is usually in book form and explains the rules and policies set forth by the…
Do You Discuss Your Salary With Coworkers?
Let’s say you got a raise recently and you couldn’t wait to tell your friend the coworker about your latest evaluation and raise in pay. You want him or her to be just as happy as you are about your…
Do You Have a Hater In Your Office?
Every office has one. The person who always has to rain on everyone else’s parade when good news has been given. The person who always has to go back and be a news gazette to management. The one who will…
Are You The Anti-Social One at Work?
Every office has one. The team member or coworker that never wants to go to lunch with the others, who rarely engages in small talk or anything other semblance of communication if it doesn’t involve work, or never attends the…
I Hate My Job
This blog is not an advice column, but I received an email about from one of my readers who wanted some feedback on what to do: Dear TheCubicleChick- I am appealing to you because I notice that you blog a…
Workplace Matters- Embracing Disabilities in the Office
While I was perusing the boob tube today, I came across a television commercial about disabilities in the workplace. I am not sure if you have seen it before, but it has a great concept and makes a good point…