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Question for people who work in office buildings

Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:51 am
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
29254 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:51 am
What do the majority of people in large companies do? Obviously you have the managers, accountants, HR people, IT people, salesman, but what do all of the other people do?

I see/hear people talk about working on projects and presentations, but what exactly does that mean? I've never worked in that environment, and it just seems like there would be an awful lot of redundant, unnecessary positions.

To me at least it seems most offices are much more like Office Space than not.
Posted by Tigeralum2008
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Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:52 am to
Marketing, Project Management, Design Engineers...What a silly question
This post was edited on 12/10/18 at 10:53 am
Posted by Eightballjacket
Member since Jan 2016
7317 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:52 am to
The answer is IT. Our IT department has tripled in size in 15 years.
Posted by CunningLinguist
Dallas, TX
Member since Mar 2006
18775 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:52 am to
You wasted your 15 min break from the Wendy’s drive through on this question?
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:52 am to
What ?
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
66869 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:53 am to
this is a very vague subtle brag
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:53 am to
would be dependent on what the company does, no?
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62812 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:53 am to
Just watch any Hallmark movie.
Every office job is a marketing job.
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
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Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
25455 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:53 am to
quote:

What do the majority of people in large companies do?


quote:

managers, accountants, HR people, IT people, salesman
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
78103 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:53 am to
quote:

Question for people who work in office buildings


the world still needs ditch diggers.
Posted by HoustonChick86
Catalina Wine Mixer
Member since Dec 2009
57344 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:54 am to
quote:

What do the majority of people in large companies do?

Play on the internet.
Posted by Brummy
Central, LA
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Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:55 am to
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83586 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:55 am to
quote:

Play on the internet.


Facts
Posted by Jack Daniel
In the bottle
Member since Feb 2013
25490 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:55 am to
Every chick flick in history the girl works in marketing
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
29254 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:55 am to
quote:

Marketing


I didn't think about marketing
Posted by Slagathor
Makin' jokes about your teeny tiny
Member since Jul 2007
37811 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:56 am to
I already told you: I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?
Posted by Cocotheape
Member since Aug 2015
3782 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:56 am to
Legal, HR, financial planning, operations, risk management, executive compensation, shareholder services, 8000 different kinds of IT, secretaries, facilities management, and so on
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
16511 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:56 am to
quote:

I see/hear people talk about working on projects and presentations, but what exactly does that mean?


You really don't know what a project or a presentation is?
Posted by pjab
Member since Mar 2016
5647 posts
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:58 am to
quote:

redundant, unnecessary positions


Likely, but big companies deal with big money. If the total comp as a % of total revenue is at an acceptable level, does it matter? It’s hard for big companies to be successful in an environment where headcount is “maximized”, ie, people are hired and fired.
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