When you are a member of the office staff reporting to management, you often fail to appreciate the reasons behind the manager's actions or reactions. It is only when you become that manager that it all suddenly becomes crystal clear. For example, as a member of staff do you fail to see why arriving ten minutes late is a big deal- well let me tell you:- the office manager knows all the work that has to be completed that day, and who is going to be doing it. In that ten minutes that you are a no-show- all the plans have to be juggled and re-prioritised. The office manager's brain has to go into overdrive- and then you walk in as if nothing has happened. The ...  Read the complete review

An Office Manager can sometimes be seen as the most important person in a company. You may not agree with that statement but you can't disagree that a good Office Manager will help to run a business more smoothly. To summarise an Office Manager's role one could say that their main function is to supervise or manage the administrative functions to make an office run more efficiently. WHAT DOES ONE DO? There is no real job description set in stone for this role as duties vary greatly depending on size of company and industry sector you're working in. A typical Office Manager will have some key functions which can include ...  Read the complete review