Question: I wish to start a monthly meeting to include as many of the Administrative
Assistants throughout the organization as possible. Does anyone have
any hints on...
Question: I'm trying to find an essential tool I use every day and can't find it
anywhere, and am hoping my fellow admins might be able to help me.
I have...
Question: I am a human resource coordinator who handles payroll, benefits and related
work for about 100 employees, and I am being "forced" in very stern
written...
Question: My boss, I believe, has a problem with ADHD. Sometimes, he bounces off the
walls and is very difficult to keep up with. I try to keep up with him, but...
Question: I'm looking for suggestions on "measurable goals" or SMART
(specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-based) goals for
administrative...
Question: I recently was put in charge of organizing an event for
the staff that would have us bring in our baby pictures and guess who is in each
picture. I would...
Question: I work in an office with three other
administrative people. One of the other admins and I have a good work
ethic: We need to keep busy (and we are very...
Question: Does anyone have information on "admin pools" (when a group of
administrative assistants work together as a team and report to a
senior assistant)? If you...
What do you do with company vehicles coming off their leases? Many employers now sell them to employees, a move that’s trending upward thanks to some attractive...
Question: I have been employed in good standing with a great corporation for more than eight years.
Working in the administrative field has been my specialty for...
Question: On and off, stationery items like staplers,
calculators and such disappear from our office. Writing our names on
them seemed a good idea until someone said...
Question: I work in an office with 19 other people and I am in charge of turning on
the dishwasher each night before leaving. To some, this translates to
me also...
Question: I work in a small office with about 17 people. We have a kitchen in our
office with a microwave, refrigerator and toaster oven. It has come...
Should you contribute to a Roth IRA or a traditional IRA? You may be surprised to learn that the Roth IRA beats the traditional IRA almost all the time. Let's look at...
Q: I own real estate that I plan to sell to my son through an installment sale. My CPA says this can't be done because we're related parties. Is this true? D.R.T., St....
Close relationships between your organization and its vendors or
partners probably are thought of as a good thing. But here are a couple
of pitfalls you should know...
Issue: Protect your right to keep communications between the organization and its attorney secret. Risk: By misdirecting e-mail messages meant for your attorney, you...
