In my last job, I had my own office. I worked as an Investment Advisor’s Assistant, completed my CSC (Canadian Securities Course), but soon after, I realized that this wasn’t really for me.It was great having my own office. I would be able to do work without too many interruptions, have quiet time, since the walls and the closed door (at times) would stop the noise from reaching in.
I work in a large firm now where it’s mainly an open concept area, with only the managers having their own offices. We strive for an “open door” policy, but of course, there are times when the managers hold meetings or make phone calls and have their door closed.
One thing that always bothered me in my last job was when I had my door closed, people would still knock and ask me questions that weren’t urgent. If it was my boss that showed up, well, that’s a different story.
Just remember, if your company has an “open door” policy, please adhere to it. It really does disturb the person that sits in that office when you need to bother them for something that can wait until later. If it’s an urgent matter, then make sure to knock lightly and politely advise them of the issue.
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4 comments:
And if you're unsure of the urgency of the matter, ask his assistant. She'll generally know if it's an interruptible matter or not.
Hi Jodith,
Thanks for the comment. This all depends if the manager has an assistant or if the assistant is the one that needs to disturb him/her.
Thanks,
Richard Rinyai
Yes, I love the topic being brought here because as a newly appointed admin assistant, I wanted to know what are the things that needs urgent attention by the boss and when is the time appropriate to knock his door when things or matters are not really urgent and can wait for a later time.I hope you can bring more situations similar of this to help me more aware of the do's and don'ts inside my boss office.Thanks
Hi,
Well, if you have specific questions, please e-mail me at info@theprofessionalassistant.net.
At times, I notice that my boss has a "Do Not Disturb" sign hung on her door. I know then that she is really busy and really doesn't want to be bothered, unless it's an emergency.
Thanks,
Richard
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