So, for the nth year in a row the air conditioning system in our office is busted. It's not even summer yet and it's already way too hot in here. I need some way of keeping cool and sane.
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posted by backseatpilot
on May 21, 2013 -
33 answers
I work with a woman who refuses to speak to me unless she is forced to do so and will otherwise pretend so thoroughly that I don't exist it's as if I hadn't spoken at all.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 17, 2013 -
65 answers
I'm looking for a nice, inexpensive task lamp to put on my desk at work. It should have adjustable brightness (low/high is fine) so that I can have either a little or a lot of light, as required. Free-standing, not clamp-on. $30 or less would be ideal. Help?
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posted by Scientist
on Apr 9, 2013 -
8 answers
I have read that John Walkenbach's books are the de-facto standard for learning to use VBA in Microsoft Excel. I'd like to know what books are recommended to learn to use vba in other Office products - primarily Access, but also Word and Powerpoint. I'm more interested in books than in websites.
posted by Proginoskes
on Apr 6, 2013 -
3 answers
How to work with employees who don't like what you're doing, but won't work towards making things better? Specifically vocally negative long-term employees who think they know it all, but refuse to share their wisdom beyond flat-out complaints because it's "not their job"?
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posted by tzb
on Apr 4, 2013 -
38 answers
Real estate filter: Is it considered in any way derogatory or impolite to refer to non-prime commercial office space as "Class B" or "Class C"?
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posted by thewalrus
on Mar 29, 2013 -
6 answers
I spend a bit too much time in the office, and regularly have dinner delivered there (paid for by the company, thankfully!) but am putting on too much pudge from the constant pizzas. Could anyone recommend healthy deliveries or takeaway that will service the W1 area? Thanks!
posted by emergent
on Mar 25, 2013 -
8 answers
I'd like to sync a shared event/appointment calendar with a work colleague, which we both can
edit (not just view) on our iMac computers, preferably without having to go to an external website to make edits, or paying for an outside service. Details within.
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posted by zarq
on Mar 14, 2013 -
12 answers
March 2013 edition ! A non-profit that I volunteer with is looking to buy a new all-in-one machine to do its printing, scanning, copying, and faxing for its office. Non-profit uses windows. Initial budget is $300-500.
Other pluses:
Dual-sided printing
Most of the printing will be in b&w but will occasionally need to print in color (not for photos but for small logos on flyers, etc).
What should I recommend to them ? Laser ? Inkjet, no right ? They'd rather not since space is at a premium there.
posted by fizzix
on Mar 11, 2013 -
9 answers
I have a scenario where I have to evaluate work performance. There are 5 categories I'm evaluating. Now when the person fails to meet a benchmark, I want to send him a letter explaining why he didn't meet the benchmark. So I have 5 paragraphs (one for each category) that explains what was wrong and how to fix it. Instead of copying and pasting from a document to create the letter, I'd like to be able to select from a list of responses, and have those responses formatted in a letter form. More after the the jump.
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posted by FireStyle
on Mar 9, 2013 -
8 answers
What is with my workplace? Need help dealing personally and professionally with a variety of inappropriate behavior from my coworkers and supervisor.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 7, 2013 -
42 answers
Are you a tall person with a great office chair that works great for you? I am looking for an office chair to fit my very tall (6'4") self.
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posted by fieldtrip
on Mar 5, 2013 -
10 answers
I'm looking for a type font that was used for the numbering on early-to-mid twentieth century post office boxes. The font is brass or gold in color, with slight shadowing or some other contrivance that gives it some dimensionality or relief or shadowing. It's sort of the same font that you see from the 1950's on lawyer's office windows or doors in cities, although that's a fleeting impression I have.
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posted by eaglehound
on Feb 26, 2013 -
6 answers
What is the best white noise app or machine for a workplace that requires a more sound proof solution to normal ambient noise in an office.
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posted by MT
on Feb 25, 2013 -
14 answers
Should I get a standing desk? Please share your pros and cons, and any tips!
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posted by Miko
on Jan 30, 2013 -
27 answers
I have satellite internet service with a monthly download/upload allowance of 15 GB. I am a heavy Microsoft Office user. With Office 13, apparently there's a web-based subscription option, and it sounds great (5 licenses vs. 1). But will constant communication with the servers eat away at my monthly allowance?
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posted by jackypaper
on Jan 30, 2013 -
1 answer
One of my developers just had got an "office makeover" (mostly a much needed paint job), and now has about a half dozen Ikea
RIBBA frames on the walls. Unfortunately, he hasn't figured out what to put in them. Fortunately, we're all here to help him out.
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posted by Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
on Jan 22, 2013 -
10 answers
I got a new job and have, in record winning pace, managed to be the outsider weirdo of my team (yay!) Details below and advice on both practical and professional ways to deal welcomed.
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posted by hillabeans
on Jan 15, 2013 -
30 answers
I have a 42 inch wide, 32 inch deep, and 28 inch tall void between my desk and the wall of my office. (see:
here) My company is relatively lenient on personalizing our offices - in that image, you can see the SMB wall decals - but I'm struggling with coming up with a good use for the space. I'm pretty handy from a carpentry standpoint and I have access to power tools / a space to do some carpentry work in, so pretty much anything goes for this one. What the heck do I do with my Corner of Shame™ to turn it into a Corner of Pride™?
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posted by Mali
on Jan 14, 2013 -
7 answers
Good Morning Hive!
I'm having a little trouble setting up my office phone. Here's the info:
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posted by oviedo
on Jan 10, 2013 -
5 answers
I would like to take the big, corner desk out of my office and instead have a couch, along with a
laptop table that I can use as needed. Or maybe a small stand-up desk off to the side. I am wondering what the outside perception might be, as well as any potential problems I may not have considered.
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posted by cessair
on Jan 9, 2013 -
22 answers
How might I recover an Office 2010 product key from a Windows install now located on an external hard drive?
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posted by dumbland
on Dec 19, 2012 -
4 answers
Is there an automated way of placing elements from one PDF file into another? Open to coding this via Python if a relevant module exists.
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posted by mnemonic
on Dec 17, 2012 -
4 answers
Help me identify uniforms worn in an antique pencil watercolor. And maybe a guess as to where it was recorded.
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posted by WickedPissah
on Dec 14, 2012 -
9 answers
How do I successfully take an existing Windows 7 installation from HDD and put it into Virtualbox on Debian, on an SSD? Avalanche inside.
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posted by Juso No Thankyou
on Dec 5, 2012 -
5 answers
What is the best way to outfit an office in an apartment with quality lighting for studying?
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posted by jModug
on Nov 25, 2012 -
7 answers
Looking for an ergonomics person who will come to my office and ergonomicize my deskal region. Harrisburg, PA area.
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posted by sio42
on Nov 15, 2012 -
1 answer
Help me "settle" into my graduate student office! I try to make myself more comfortable by bringing an electric kettle and tea bags. I also put a pair of slippers there. What else should I so that I can "settle in" the way I do in my office at home or in a coffee shop?
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posted by atetrachordofthree
on Nov 8, 2012 -
16 answers
Help me sell out! How can I manipulate a resume full of customer service and food jobs to land me an entry level office job?
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posted by jaksemas
on Nov 5, 2012 -
10 answers
What percentage (either of a movie's production budget or of the final receipts) of a movie's box office receipts are expected to be produced in the opening weekend?
posted by goethean
on Oct 30, 2012 -
4 answers
Christmas gift shopping for ladies in the office, need help with ideas and online shops!
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posted by xicana63
on Oct 29, 2012 -
7 answers
What did you first notice about your supervisor, coworkers, subordinates, or office environment when you were about to take a job that turned out to be a negative experience?
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posted by ziggly
on Oct 25, 2012 -
69 answers
Help me find something comfortable, functional and maybe fun or unique to rest my feet on under my desk.
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posted by geeky
on Oct 23, 2012 -
9 answers
How do I permanently change the colour scheme in Excel (2010) so that I don't keep on going blind due to other people's spreadsheets?
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posted by Katemonkey
on Oct 18, 2012 -
16 answers
Potentially-nonexistent-product-filter: Is there such a thing as a light system that emulates dawn-to-dusk daylight? Something that brightens and dims relatively closely following actual sunlight?
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posted by erst
on Oct 15, 2012 -
11 answers
I just installed a new hard drive in my older (early 2008, 4 GB ram) macbook pro laptop and installed Snow Leopard. I need an office application, something like Open Office. What's the best current "stable" version of this OSS software for Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard)?
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posted by jcdill
on Oct 7, 2012 -
5 answers
After a year off after graduating from art school, my friend needs to find a job and is contemplating a temp agency to look for general office work. I know that agencies typically run prospective hires through computer based proficiency evaluators, and we're wondering the best/quickest way to polish up these skills before hand.
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posted by a box and a stick and a string and a bear
on Oct 6, 2012 -
1 answer
I have finally been forced to switch from Office 2003 to Office 2010, and I am attempting to come to terms with the Ribbon interface.
In the built-in Ribbon tabs, items are separated by short vertical "separator" lines, but there does not appear to be a way to insert these separators into custom tabs.
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posted by alby
on Sep 29, 2012 -
3 answers
I have about three weeks to come up with a game plan on how I'm going to deal with a noisy coworker's return to our shared desk space. What would you do?
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posted by These Birds of a Feather
on Sep 25, 2012 -
18 answers
Looking for a Japanese film I saw prior to 2003. It was a dystopian picture of some people trying to have an office romance in the corporate office landscape of Tokyo - lots of shots of bleak urban concrete and highways and faceless office parks full of conformist white collar employees - in the final scene of the film one of the characters is stranded walking along the edge of a highway. It dealt with a complicated love triangle. I know this isn't the title, but it was something like "Kiss me twice, now hold me I love you" or something a little crazy like that- I believe this film was made in the 90s or the early 2000s. It was in Japanese language with subtitles. There is a slight chance it may have been Korean, but I'm pretty sure it was Japanese. This film may have been discussed by Fredric Jameson in one of his essays as it was screened in a graduate school class on Japanese cultural critique.
posted by cmp4Meta
on Sep 24, 2012 -
4 answers
Can you suggest a system that could help a group of employees manage a long, many-stepped process? We're driving ourselves bonkers in the meantime.
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posted by rachaelfaith
on Sep 18, 2012 -
14 answers
