#workplace-etiquette

#workplace-etiquette

I genuinely appreciate your thoughtful approach towards your colleague’s feelings, as it can be challenging to navigate personal hygiene issues in a professional setting.

Miss Manners believes co-workers should not be asked to contribute financially towards personal food items at office parties; it's the employer's responsibility to cover costs.

"Any time you record, you want to let someone know," Daniel Post Senning told BI.

"I have been at the same job for 20-plus years and have accrued a lot of vacation days... It frosts me because they're implying I'm doing something wrong..."

I vowed long ago as division chair to never attend a gathering for this individual, so I skipped it. I was confronted and scolded regarding my absence.

Address your supervisor about name tags and suggest workplace pseudonyms like 'Cashie the Cashier' to alleviate customer discomfort while still providing service.

Meier said the biggest mistake people make when going to happy hour with their coworkers is overindulging in alcohol and not knowing their limits. This can be especially dangerous because drinking too much can sometimes lead people to say things they wouldn't normally say in the workplace. "I would say loose lips sink ships, and that ship, in this case, could be your career," Meier explained. "At the end of the day, with alcohol, we lose our inhibitions and, with that, our judgment. Sometimes we say things or do things we wouldn't usually do in a workplace."