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Cubicle Etiquette 101

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Home About Me Advertise Cubicle Etiquette 101 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 01, 2007 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity D o you find that your colleagues are hovering around you when youre on the phone? If you are going to enter another staff members cubicle, make sure to knock first.

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Is There an Addict in the Cubicle Next Door?

On The Job

Addiction doesn't reside just on the street corner with junkies looking for the next fix -- it's also in the meeting rooms and boardrooms and cubicles where we work. Goplerud also told me that even those who have not become alcoholics according to the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) guidelines are running a risk by drinking too much.

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Podcast 114: Organizing systems for growth

Clutter Coach

New people don’t understand the filing system and there are no written guidelines to help them. If you have a cubicle you can get away with more clutter since you’re the main one who sees it, but not when you’re sitting in the open. Filing systems can be fairly eccentric when only a few people need to use them.

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Secrets Revealed: What They're Really Looking at When You're a New Employee

On The Job

A few pitying looks are cast into your cubicle, even a few smirks. What are some other good guidelines for new workers? (ominous music).then then you eat a doughnut at your desk. You can feel the change in the atmosphere. People try to hide their shocked expressions, but you see them anyway.

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Proper E-mail Use Critical to Career Success

On The Job

For example, when I direct my all-day seminar on “Business Writing That Works,” I devote the last hour to e-mail guidelines. Communication consultants carry a responsibility in this arena as well. Usually this segment becomes the liveliest and most beneficial part of the day. Finally, what's the best way to sign off on an e-mail?

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How to Launch (and Maintain) a Successful E-Commerce Business

Success

If you fail to get this right, as I did with my online men’s store, then your customers won’t care about your offerings, and you’ll have to go back to your old cubicle job. And here’s an excellent and free brand personality quiz that will generate branding guidelines, including your business colors and font, based on your responses.

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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

Laughing all the Way to Work

After reading the article on the "remote clicker", which is what I used to call it, I asked John in the cubicle beside me. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Reactions: 2comments: Patty said. Hi Patricia and fellow admins. We looked in a catalogue and found it. It's called a Presentation Remote.