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Attending Personal Appointments without Annoying Your Boss
In the main, companies accept that, occasionally, employees will need to go to attend appointments in work time.
It can be difficult to...
Christmas Gifts and Cards
Christmas in the workplace can be terribly varied.
Some companies really go for it – lovely hampers, a smart Christmas party (on a work night!) with time to...
Dealing with Absence
The two types of absence that can affect your working relationships are your own absence and that of others, including colleagues on your team and your boss....
Dos & Don'ts For a Work's Formal Dinner
Formal dinners are an important part of many company's social calendar. If you are expected to attend such as evening with your colleagues, take...
Dos and Don'ts of Office Etiquette
Like most areas of life, there are unwritten rule of the office that people are expected to follow. There may not be any official documents laying them out, but if...
Dos and Don'ts on an Office Night Out
The office night out is a great excuse to get to know other co-workers outside of the office confines. This can be a chance to network and make...
Getting Involved in Office Gossip
Before we talk about all that is wrong with gossip and why you shouldn’t, let’s just take a minute to say what’s right with it.
Gossiping can be such a lovely way...
How to avoid Becoming the Office Stereotype
No one actually views themselves as an office stereotype; we all like to think of ourselves as individual and unique characters. Avoiding an...
How to be Friendly in the Office Room
Working in an open plan office makes it both very difficult and very easy to be friendly.
Very difficult in the sense of when you are working...
How to Deal with the Smokers and all that Missed Gossip
While we all know that smoking is a terrible habit – expensive, smelly and bad for your health – so too do we know that, in offices, the good...
How to Handle Going for a 'Welcome Drink' on Your First Day
Your first day at work is stressful enough without having to endure the tradition known as a ‘welcome drink’.
It may be that employers forget...
Making Personal Calls at Work
As the majority of us have mobile phones, the issues of making personal calls at work have changed.
It is no longer just about using your office telephone...
Meetings - Make Sure You Talk, Make Sure You Listen
It can be very tempting to think that your hard work will not be recognised unless you make sure you make your contributions very clear in...
Office Emails
Email, mobile phones and the internet have revolutionised how we are able to communicate in the workplace. Add to that video conferencing and web cams and we can...
Office Meetings
There are endless reasons why people have meetings in offices.
It may seem as though your office has meetings about meetings and you are getting frustrated...
The Great 'Making the Tea' Debate
Some people who work in some places will not understand why this subject requires an article of its own.
Others will see the title and nod their heads in...
Using the Internet in Work Time
As vast numbers of us work at a desk, with a phone and a computer, it is inevitable that a little check of emails, a brief look at holiday destinations and a touch...
Working in an Open Plan Office
There is a huge variation on the quality of office environments. Excellent commercial interior design can result in sophisticated workplaces designed to increase...
