I'll be jetlagged for the first day (and week) at my new job. Help me deal with this gracefully in my new workplace.
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posted by paindemie
on Mar 21, 2011 -
11 answers
How do I explain a belated e-mail in a professional context? And how does one write a letter of inquiry to someone who already has the job? Bean-plate overthinking inside.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 23, 2010 -
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How can I get my coworkers from compulsively using air freshener, as it gives me a terrible, go-home-early migraine? Asking nicely every day for the last week has been unsuccessful.
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posted by kella
on Mar 5, 2010 -
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Collegial concern: going too far? One of our workmates is so grossly overweight that we're fearful for him.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 9, 2008 -
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Two (or more) people are talking and a new person enters the group. One of the current group makes an obvious joke about the third. How is the person who enters the group "supposed" to react.
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posted by jeremias
on Oct 16, 2006 -
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My boss just had a baby. It's a small company. She's bringing it to work everyday. How do I tell her that this is bad?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 17, 2005 -
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Today I tendered my two weeks notice at my job of 4 years. I spoke directly to my manager on this matter and have told no one else (at work). What is the proper etiquette regarding telling my co-workers?
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posted by evilelf
on Feb 18, 2005 -
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What can/should you do for a co-worker in your department who only has a few weeks left to live, and is already at the hospital?
Even if you aren't particularly close, one has the feeling one should do
something. But what?
posted by ShawnStruck
on Jan 14, 2005 -
15 answers
WorkplaceEtiquetteFilter: I plan to give my boss his Christmas gift tomorrow. But now I've seen some people on some other sites (fark, ahem) saying that getting a gift for the boss is "ass-sucking" (they sure have a way of talking over there!). So I'm wondering: is my rather nice gift going to be perceived as my being an ass? [+]
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posted by u.n. owen
on Dec 21, 2004 -
32 answers
