offices

Where employees work

Offices is the plural of office.

An office is a room or building where professional or administrative work is done: She works in the corporate offices downtown.

Office also means a position of authority or service: He held office for two terms, the office of president.

The offices of a person are services rendered on another's behalf, usually with good or kind: Through the good offices of a mutual friend, they reconciled.

workspace

desk

Furniture for writing

breakroom · watercooler · reception · lobby · elevator · mailroom · hot-desk · coworking · bullpen · annex

bureaucracy

paperwork

Administrative written tasks

documentation · procedures · hierarchy · inefficiency · permits · approvals · stamps · signatures · protocol · jurisdiction

executive

C-suite

Top executive positions

nameplate · title · promotion · senior · management · director · VP · CEO · president · chairperson

clerical

secretary

Administrative office aide

filing · bookkeeping · scheduling · correspondence · invoicing · payroll · transcription · front-desk · stenographer · proofreading

corporate

headquarters

Central command location

subsidiary · franchise · outpost · flagship · downtown · overseas · domestic · international · global · local

equipment

computer

Electronic calculating device

scanner · fax · telephone · headset · stapler · paperclip · sticky-notes · whiteboard · swivel-chair · shredder

professional

doctor

Licensed medical healer

architect · realtor · insurance · consulting · attorney · physician · therapist · veterinary · optometrist · practice

Categories
Opposites
workspace type

officesfactories

Industrial production facilities

construction sites · farms · mines · manufacturing plants · workshops

domestic vs. professional space

officeshomes

Personal living quarters

residences · houses · apartments · dwellings · bedrooms

formal vs. informal work settings

officeshome offices

Workspaces within residences

coffee shops · co-working spaces · hot desks · outdoors

Phrases
Family

office, officer, official, unofficial, officers, officially, officials, officiate, officious

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G