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

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Hello Readers - 8 months ago, a reader asked me a question about fraternization and social etiquette at work. My question however, is… should I disclose the reason for my termination in my job interviews? Your SVP reports to a President or CEO. The link is that original post. Needless to say, I was also terminated.

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 December, 2009 Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her boss My assistant sent me a link to a story about an Executive Assistant in British Columbia, Canada, who gave the gift of life by donating a kidney to her boss. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Mixing rewards and incentives eat.

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If I opened up credit cards at all of these stores, I could have benefited from a 20% discount on my initial purchase, but by the end of the year and at this pace, I would need a shopping cart to carry around all of these credit cards; not to mention the length of my credit report and the adverse affect of so many new accounts on my credit report.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Building customer relationships.

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By helping employees understand spending behaviors and customer reasons for calling, an immediate emotional and loyalty connection can be made when a customer calls to perhaps report a change of address. If the customer is a high value consumer, a customer care professional may send out a Home Depot gift card.

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

The cards are all made with recycled paper and you can even include a gift if you like and this company will send it off for you. I recently sent an admin assistant friend a card to acknowledge all the hard work she does every day and included a gift of brownies. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. She loved it!

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Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names will never hurt me

Laughing all the Way to Work

or Gifts or Ideas for Administrative Professionals Week. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Last year in the two-week period prior to Administrative Professionals week, I had 600 or more hits on my blog every day and each time they were querying something like, What to do for Admin Assistants Day? vs. i.e.

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Guest Post: Ritz-Carlton Customer Service Secrets

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Here is what she had to say: The answers in this article have been modified from the original transcript of Diana Oreck’s interview with Software Advice. And then we have things like birthdays, where we give gift certificates. She has spent the last six years reporting and writing business news and strategy features.