When I first started The Office Management Group, around eight or nine years ago, one of the very first blogs I wrote was called The Isolated Office Manager. It struck such a chord. I’d written it because I’d felt that isolation myself; the sense that no one really understood what I did, or how much I did to keep everything running. And as it turned out, I wasn’t alone. The comments and conversations that followed made it clear: this was (and still is) one of the most common experiences in our profession. Fast forward to 2025, and I find myself asking the same question again: are Office Managers still isolated? The Landscape Has Changed – But the Feeling Lingers A lot has changed since I first wrote that piece. We’ve lived through a pandemic that completely transformed how we work. Hybrid offices are the norm. Fridays can feel like ghost