We continue our countdown of the Top 5 Reasons You Need a Stamp today with #3, and this is one that should “occupy” a couple of your thoughts.

Dealing with complaints in the office is never fun. At times, all it takes is one rebel rouser to stir it up the right way and before you know it, your entire office is in chaos with demands, either formally through a union or informally via a couple notes in a suggestion box (if such things are in your office – if not, we can make you up a “suggestions” nameplate to hang over a proper receptacle).

The key to handling the situation? Response.

At times, any response will do – the rabble you hear from concerned employees or employees simply want it known that their voices are being heard.

If you can’t give an immediate response that you believe will calm your constituents, then you can still provide them with hope. Simply mark their request as Pending with a stamp courtesy of CanMark Industries.

Now you may have a chuckle at this scenario, but Pending is a legitimate response when dealing in some business areas where providing an update on progress is crucial to your company’s financial planning moving forward. Think of these situations:

• A project that has been tabled for a few months
• A requested advance on someone’s next pay installment
• A new concept that requires in-depth review before it is brought to your executives.

Now these are just a few of the spots that we believe a custom “Pending” stamp would be appropriate for your business. We’re sure you can come up with quite a few of your own as well.