#office-etiquette tag

Gift-giving advice for the office: Etiquette experts on what to get your coworkers, employees, or boss

Dermer says a good gift shows you appreciate people's work and pay attention to their interests: "You work with these people everyday, you depend on them, they depend on you"-and a gift should reflect that. Ask yourself: "Where are they in their life?" For example, is someone getting married? How about matching mugs or luggage tags? Or, does your coworker want to learn how to cook? You could get them a cookbook.

Careers

Relationships

fromSlate Magazine

1 month ago

Help! My Colleague Has a Routine That Gets Her Through the Night Shift. Unfortunately, It Involves Tormenting Me.

A night-shift coworker plays loud, repetitive music and sings off-key throughout 12-hour shifts, creating persistent disturbance in a small shared workspace.

Relationships

fromUpworthy

1 month ago

6 ways people cracked the code to master office small talk with coworkers

Office small talk is simple: acknowledge colleagues briefly, be pleasant, keep responses short, and move on.

Food & drink

fromTasting Table

2 months ago

Has Your Work Lunch Ever Been Stolen? Reddit Has Opinions On What To Do Next - Tasting Table

Workplace lunch theft provokes strong reactions; respond calmly, label and secure food, post a polite notice, consider deterrents and escalate to management if needed.

Everyday cooking

fromNew York Post

7 months ago

Reddit users reveal the grossest things they've seen at work - and it's worse than you think

Workplace hygiene issues can lead to disgust and discomfort among employees.

fromNew York Post

8 months ago

Man caused 'mini explosion' after cooking raw steak inside microwave at work: 'Smells like burned meat and despair'

It started small - he'd microwave weird things like boiled eggs (which exploded) or sardines (which smelled like the apocalypse), but then it escalated.

Cooking