As a front office manager, you have a variety of responsibilities and tasks that can differ depending on the size and type of the organization. Planning and budgeting, staffing and scheduling, operations and procedures, customer relations and satisfaction, and quality and improvement are all essential duties of the role. Planning involves allocating resources and staff for the front office, setting goals, evaluating results, and monitoring revenue and expenses. Staffing and scheduling requires recruiting, hiring, training staff, assigning duties, managing attendance, and payroll. Operations and procedures involve overseeing daily operations of the front office to ensure they meet standards, implementing systems to support functions such as property management systems, reservation systems, check-in/check-out processes. Customer relations involve interacting with customers to provide high levels of service/hospitality; handling complaints/feedback/inquiries; resolving them promptly. Quality and improvement involve monitoring quality/efficiency of the front office; identifying areas for improvement; conducting inspections/audits/surveys; implementing changes/actions. Becoming a front office manager is a rewarding but challenging career that requires skills, experience, and dedication. If you are passionate about hospitality/customer service, you may find this role to be a perfect fit for you.