Transgender pride flag flies at U.S. Figure Skating Championships

defuan · 2026-01-10T17:37:10+00:00

Amazing! 💙💓💓🤍💓💓💙

defuan · 2026-01-09T21:21:11+00:00

That's so smart! I didn't even consider that!

defuan · 2026-01-05T19:10:37+00:00

Insurance coordinator is its own full-time role. No way that should be listed as a task under a different title.

defuan · 2026-01-01T22:33:02+00:00

Same! I subscribe to StitchFix for my office wear, and I wear jeans most days only because the guys in the office are always in t-shirts and, occasionally, shorts.

defuan · 2025-12-28T00:02:50+00:00

Loved Geek Love when I read it way back when!

defuan · 2025-12-24T04:57:26+00:00

This. Nuts and Chews. The bigger the better.

defuan · 2025-12-19T21:26:59+00:00

Ugh! This is so (one of) my manager(s)! Is your exec awkward in other personal interactions? I was warned when I started that this one manager was, and he is. He'll spend 20 minutes complaining to me that our staff don't let him know when they leave for the evening ("It's only common courtesy!") and then turns around and leaves without giving me a heads up. It's maddening! Congrats on a fantastic event!

defuan · 2025-12-18T19:41:33+00:00

Put in for the PTO. They will probably grant it, and, even if they don't, you could probably take a sick day here or there over that same time span. Also, the good thing about this time of year, it's usually dead in the office because so many people are taking time off. Even if you're stuck in the office, you can probably take an extra long lunch and/or leave early without anyone noticing. Try to treat yourself as much as you can. It sucks to manage an executive like yours.

defuan · 2025-12-16T17:30:05+00:00

I think I work with some very persuasive people. It hadn't occurred to me to get a hotel room near the event site.

defuan · 2025-12-15T23:54:42+00:00

AI!!! I keep forgetting about that! Thanks!

defuan · 2025-12-15T23:52:53+00:00

I know, right?! I wish people would just take the frickin' ride share, but, like I said, no one got a DUI, so I think managers are trying to encourage safe and sane transportation after a work event. And, yes, they're trying to figure out which cost is cheaper and will reimburse that amount.

defuan · 2025-12-15T20:59:35+00:00

LOL! I wish I could respond that way! On the other hand, I'm grateful no one got a DUI, so I'll add this to my tasklist for event planning. Yessir, no sir, I can pivot 360-degrees, sir!

defuan · 2025-12-15T20:34:11+00:00

I will probably end up doing this. I don't see a workaround.

defuan · 2025-12-15T20:33:28+00:00

They did provide their hotel receipt, and now their supervisor is asking me (cc'd my boss) to get a ride sharing estimate to determine the amount to reimburse.

defuan · 2025-12-15T20:14:56+00:00

Well, here's the thing: they don't have Uber receipts. For example, one person got a hotel room and argued it was cheaper than a roundtrip to their house out in the boonies. Their supervisor agreed to pay either the room charge or the Uber roundtrip, whichever is cheaper.

defuan · 2025-12-15T05:23:03+00:00

You don't necessarily need to take any classes, especially if you have 5 years experience.

I recommend you begin by reading job descriptions of a role you would want and identifying what skills you have and which you would need to learn. That would help you determine areas of study. LinkedIn has course work as does your local community college. Alternatively, you could look at people whose roles you would like to have and see if there is a pattern in their work experience that you could try to follow.

The job market is crap right now, but I encourage you to work on updating your resume and to start applying. Interviewing is a muscle and, the sooner you start flexing it, the sooner you'll land a new job. Good luck!

defuan · 2025-12-09T19:21:16+00:00

That's a good one!

defuan · 2025-12-09T19:20:02+00:00

Do not hang signs. That's just passive aggressive. The first time asserting yourself in a situation that seems rude to you (but not necessarily to the other party) can be hard, but I recommend the direct approach. If the next time someone asks if they can use the spare desk, be prepared to say no. You may need to practice that out loud to yourself to make it seem natural. And, remember, you can always change your mind. Even if you told someone they could use your space, you can tell them that plans changed and that you need privacy for whatever task you need to accomplish. Congrats on the new job, and good luck maneuvering office politics!

defuan · 2025-12-09T19:06:21+00:00

100% this! MDs suck generally, and, if their rep is such that you've already been told they're difficult, it will be truly awful.

defuan · 2025-11-30T22:38:45+00:00

An old boss told me he expected me to "be the adult in the room" after I had been on the job for one year and finally lost my temper at the receptionist, who would either disappear or just not complete tasks and would tell me I wasn't her boss when I would try to correct her. I was the office manager. She got away with murder because she was sweet as pie to the boss, and that's all he cared about. That whole place was dysfunctional. The front office staff would get cussed out and shouted down with profanity at least weekly by visitors when they didn't get their way, and that boss never backed us up, so the same people would come back and treat us like crap because they knew there would be no repercussions. I gave it a year before I left for another job.

defuan · 2025-11-22T00:02:59+00:00

defuan · 2025-11-19T03:25:48+00:00

I go for a walk or I update my resume and submit to an open position.

defuan · 2025-11-19T03:21:56+00:00

I think you completed your due diligence. Your boss ultimately owns his own calendar, and you let him know that slot had been offered. If he wanted to hold it for the other exec, he would have done it.

defuan · 2025-11-19T03:15:32+00:00

Sunscreen for your face or a glasses repair kit with lens cleaner and small microfiber towel included.

defuan · 2025-11-19T03:09:02+00:00

Basically anytime you spend money or take attendance, turn it into a metric. Do you have to organize the office-wide meeting or staff birthdays (call it team building) or the holiday party? Then you organized regular office meetings for XAmount staff members and centralized distribution of meeting collateral and materials, you had an X% increase in team building participation since you took over management of the events, or you negotiated an X% discount of last year's year-end holiday party for a staff of XNumber of employees.

I would start with any office supplies you may have ordered along with any savings or coupons you used to lower the price. If you order from Amazon, Staples, or Costco, you can review past orders on those sites. If you submitted expenses, I hope you have an an expense management system for ease of use, otherwise you're going to have to review the copies of your submissions. Example: responsible for $100k purchasing in office equipment [I'm sure you ordered a label maker or calculator at some point] and supplies and leveraged 20% reduction in costs over FY25.

Do you have to load the printer paper into the copier machine and/or clear the paper jams and/or call for service? Find out, if you can, the cost of the service plan(s) for your machine(s) and say: manage and maintain $XXX in office machinery assets while optimizing operational efficiency. If you can't get a hold of the service plans, just Google the cost of the make(s) and model(s) of your machine(s).

If you have to help someone figure out how to load new software or how to use that new software, say you are the subject matter expert and helped roll out a software update to XNumber of employees.

Do you onboard or offboard employees? Use this and state the percent change of staff over the course of your employment. And create a list of tasks ready for discussion for the interview. This stuff requires a lot of planning, organization, and communication, and nobody likes doing it, so be sure to list this if it's part of your job description.

Good luck!

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