Monthly Archives: May 2012

Gossip Girl!

I’ve written a few blogs recently on how to work with confidential documents particularity when your desk is in an open plan office. It is a subject that most assistants would have wrestled with in their career and at times … Continue reading

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PA Confidential

As assistants we are trusted with confidential information on a regular basis, we see our boss’ emails, we open their post and we often hear private details about other members of staff.  A few weeks ago I wrote a blog … Continue reading

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File Sharing

Last week I was on annual leave and as I’m sure you can imagine on my first day back in the office I was confronted with a shed load of emails and a pile of paperwork **cough cough junk cough** … Continue reading

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Secretary in the city

Last week I was having a fabulous holiday in New York to celebrate my Mum’s 60th birthday. With two Executive Assistants in the family I’m sure you can imagine how organised the whole trip was from the moment we booked the flight and … Continue reading

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Surviving the open plan office

Over the years most of my roles have been based in large open plan offices where I sit in amongst dozens of other colleagues, all working away at a common cause… well presumably! As an Executive Assistant I’ve always found it … Continue reading

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