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I am a supervisor at a company with a temporary workforce of 70%.
Issue: I was moved from an office to a 1/2 cube when I was on maternity leave. I was told months ago I am next to have an office when
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posted at 5/11/2007 3:48 AM EDT
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I am a supervisor at a company with a temporary workforce of 70%.
Issue: I was moved from an office to a 1/2 cube when I was on maternity leave. I was told months ago I am next to have an office when 1 opens up. Well, 2 are open and mgmt plans to move temporary workers into them. I feel upset becuase I am permanent higher level employee with the company over 7 years. My cube is not suffient for storage, as I am also the office purchasing agent, manager of security, medical and safety. I also manage space planning-the kicker!
Any ideas how to broach the issue with mgmt?
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posted at 5/11/2007 10:05 AM EDT
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Do NOT approach mgmt from the perspective that you "deserve" an office due to your longetivity (sp?)/"permanent" status etc. You'll come across as a whiner. Think in terms of making a business case for the kind of work space you need.
Talk about the kind of information you must store in your work area - in terms of both volume and sensitivity/confidentiality. (First make sure you're using your current space as efficiently as feasible.)
Also talk about what you do that may require privacy - are you helping staff with health claims or employee relations issues?
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posted at 8/22/2007 11:11 AM EDT
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Hey Tally, just read this...was wondering what eventually happened?
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