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Proper Business Dining Etiquette

The Office Professionals Place

Thursday, June 17, 2010 Proper Business Dining Etiquette I have been to lunches and dinners where people inadvertently take the wrong glass, use the wrong utensil with the meal, or display improper dining etiquette, such as starting to eat before everyone is served or talking with their mouth full. Lets grow together!

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My Coworkers Appear Frustrated with My Disability

Office Dynamics

I recently purchased new hearing aids (not always an option) that have three settings. I’ve seen her Facebook posts, I’ve seen her family, so I knew what she was trying to tell me. And none of us want to walk around with a sign saying Treat Me Differently! I too wear hearing aids and have a hard time hearing soft spoken coworkers.

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

For instance, if you don’t want employees checking their social media during the workday, you can choose to restrict sites like Facebook and Instagram (you can also block sites containing inappropriate content). Certain types of employee monitoring software allow you to enable ‘time-wasting’ sites like Facebook and YouTube, but only for a.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Customer feedback gets personal

Service Untitled

Yesterday I purchased dog food from Petco ; hence a receipt offering me $2.00 off my next purchase in exchange for answering questions, and then onto Office Depot with another receipt offering a discount to log in and answer some questions.

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When customer service defines a business culture

Service Untitled

Culture is how an organization operates whether you chalk it up to customs, attitudes, or etiquette. And that was before the bride purchased even a garter. It’s difficult to define because every business has a culture, but how effectively does it serve a company, and if we want to transform our culture can we really do it?

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Choose Your Method of Communication Effectively – Email, Phone, In.

The Office Professionals Place

Phone etiquette is important, remember to leave your name and phone number twice when leaving a voicemail- once at the beginning and then at the end of the call. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. DO NOT leave a voicemail longer than a 1 or 1 ½ min. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode.

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Oh where or where is my password?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Along with our multiple work passwords, we have a password for our home computer, and if we sign up for Facebook, Twitter or any other website, we have another password to remember. I purchased a small address book in which I can keep the website address along with my user name and/or password for each particular site.