{"id":359,"date":"2012-01-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/Wordpress\/?p=359"},"modified":"2012-01-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-20T00:00:00","slug":"men_get_receptive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/men_get_receptive","title":{"rendered":"Men Get Receptive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" src=\"\/images\/NewsImages\/2012\/old-reception-desk.jpg\" alt=\"Old school reception desk\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Male receptionists are becoming more common in the workplace, according to a new survey commissioned by Reception Management Services <a href=\"http:\/\/www.officeconcierge.co.uk\/\" onclick=\"PS.Core.Popup(this, 800, 600);return false;\" title=\"Opens in a new window\">Office Concierge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Five years ago, men were almost completely absent from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/office-furniture\/desks\/reception-desks\">reception desks<\/a> of offices in the West End and the City five years ago  Now, men account for more than a fifth of receptionist roles there.<\/p>\n<p>And, according to Simon Cooney of Office Concierge, the role of the receptionist has extended far beyond greeting people and getting people to sign into the  visitors book.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now they are expected to get involved in roles such as client management, handling top-end visitors, meeting-room bookings and setting up teleconferencing,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, some negative perceptions of receptionists remain.<\/p>\n<p>When asked to identify the worst traits in female receptionists, 22 percent of survey respondents said &ldquo;they seem bored&rdquo;, 21 percent that &ldquo;they gossip&rdquo; and 13 percent that &ldquo;they spend too much time texting or on social networks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The worst traits in male receptionists were &ldquo;they are rude and grumpy&rdquo; (cited by 29 percent) and  &ldquo;they get visitor&#8217;s\/caller&#8217;s names wrong&rdquo; (18%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Male receptionists are becoming more common in the workplace, according to a new survey commissioned by Reception Management Services Office Concierge. 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