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Any Office Managers and/or Facilities Managers here I can talk to?

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DishesAreDoneMan · 29/01/2026 17:41

Hoping I might find someone who is in either one of these worlds!
Long story short, I am currently employed as an Office Operations manager for an office of about 270 staff. The company is a fashion buying/design office. I feel this is relevant as the nature of the business means we have a lot of physical 'stuff'

My role includes overseeing reception and goods in/out, all of the building hard and soft facilities maintenance etc. as well as the more fluffy bits like events, Christmas party, communications, employee engagement, a few elements for induction/onboarding etc.
But basically everything that doesn't fit into a defined role such as buying, merchandising, finance etc. is my problem. There are so many tasks and responsibilities I couldn't even list them all.

As the business has grown it's become way too much for one person and I'm trying to build a case to either split my role and/or take on a new team member. I also think I'm not being paid enough for how much I have on my plate/under my remit so want to push for a pay rise if I can't get a new team member signed off.

If your job is an office manager, or a facilities manager, what are your areas of responsibility, and if you don't mind sharing, how much do you earn?

Thank you!

OP posts:
helpmydad12 · 30/01/2026 20:47

Totally appreciate the position you are in - my responsibilities grew as the company grew and employed more people. I did all office management, dealing with landlords, risk assessments, health and safety, HR, recruitment, office parties, building works, purchasing, organising board meetings, was paid £44K in Central London - totally taken for granted and left in 2025 as I was just not getting the support I needed from management and was completely exhausted.

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