I have about three weeks to come up with a game plan on how I'm going to deal with a noisy coworker's return to our shared desk space. What would you do? [more inside]
posted by These Birds of a Feather on Sep 25, 2012 - 18 answers

What is appropriate etiquette for criticising a doctor's secretarial staff? [more inside]
posted by roomthreeseventeen on Sep 12, 2011 - 13 answers

Is it rude to reply to emails and do other tasks when participating in a routine but important teleconference? [more inside]
posted by evil_esto on Aug 28, 2011 - 23 answers

when you hear yourself chew, is that noise as loud as it is inside your skull ? [more inside]
posted by daveg02 on Dec 28, 2010 - 17 answers

How do I let people know there are birthday treats for me, from me, in the office kitchens without sounding like OMG ITS MY BIRFDAY PAY ME SOME ATTENTIONS? [more inside]
posted by ShadePlant on Mar 5, 2010 - 27 answers

How can I politely decline to buy stuff from a coworker who is constantly selling candles, Tupperware, etc? [more inside]
posted by ShadePlant on Jun 19, 2009 - 30 answers

I'm about to move to an organisation where I will be working open plan, after three years in the blissful solitude of my own office. If you could create the perfect workmate to sit at the desk next to you, what advice would you give? (Leaving aside the obvious things like no speakerphone, no music without headphones, etc.)
posted by impluvium on Dec 14, 2008 - 23 answers

OfficePolitics/Etiquette Filter: Christmas Cards - If I give out one, do I have to give one to everyone? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 18, 2006 - 5 answers

WorkGiftExchangeFilter: Got a gift, unexpectedly got another gift, should I return/do something charitable with the second? Of course it's way more complicated than that, so for the brave there's.... [more inside]
posted by shiu mai baby on Dec 18, 2006 - 13 answers

I'm transitioning from part-time to full-time at my office and until the paperwork is completed, the director has said that I can only work X number of hours per week and that I must give priority to the (evening) hours when he needs me. Right now, I don't have a regular schedule and each week unfolds according to his needs. However, I am regularly given work by other people in the office and there's the rub... [more inside]
posted by anonymous78 on Nov 17, 2006 - 4 answers

Should I take the fancy gift basket that is addressed to my office? [more inside]
posted by SassHat on Dec 19, 2005 - 20 answers

What is the best way to tell a potentially over sensitive co-worker that clipping her fingernails is not an appropriate thing to do in the office?
posted by anonymous on Dec 28, 2004 - 40 answers