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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

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In an effort to sound gracefully diplomatic during a grad school interview, I found myself referencing that particular experience in terms of “teachable moments,” a buzzy phrase I’d never used before in my life that suddenly made a lot of sense. Playing Favorites.

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Ep 241: Elena Navarro on Corporate Culture, Toxic Workplaces, and Maintaining Confidentiality

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So there’s a lot of, you know, office gossip and stuff like that. So you really have to have a really strong head on your shoulders and just understand that you’re there to do a job and you know, don’t fall into the gossip or the watercooler talk or anything like that. You’re You’re there to do a job.

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Answering Your Questions

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

A: I've been extremely lucky and have NOT worked for anyone difficult or nightmarish - high standards and extremely fast-paced or high-pressure environments, yes. Compared to, say, a more corporate environment where an executive assistant's career ceiling is really only that of a more senior executive assistant?

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The importance of having someone to talk to

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The problem that sometimes occurs with sharing with current co-workers is it can turn into office gossip. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

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Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on.

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I wouldnt recommend talking about a co-worker with someone at the office or it ends up being gossip and spreads a bad feeling about that person. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. The good thing about apologizing is even though a bad mood was passed along, saying you are sorry goes a long way to making things right. (I

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Answering Reader Mail: Being Terminated (Social Etiquette Part 2)

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My question however, is… should I disclose the reason for my termination in my job interviews? I’m sure you’ve realized while it’s common to have a lot of office politics, it is not fun to work in a gossip-filled environment. 5) Practice interviewing and answering any questions related to your last job and the departure.

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Even More Questions Answered

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

It also means going on job interviews or meeting with any agency that calls you because they will often keep you in their database when the right job does come up. There are only so many personality types or people that will thrive in this sort of environment. Be the bigger person and don't gossip!