Etiquette - December 2007

We gave manager gift for X-mas... He REFUSED to go present with team...

Manager gives gifts to us individually. He hands his to him, and my rude co-worker says thank you & puts it on the desk.

Meanwhile all other team members are in a group behind him with manager opening theirs and commenting on them. He remained seated, back turned doing his "work" .It remains wrapped on his desk right now & he insists it will stay that way out on display unwrapped until the day he leaves the company.

A bit much?

2007-12-18 06:17:07 · 10 answers · asked by Reserved 6

they are those uptight rich people that have been going to cotilion for years so they liked to torture me and insult be just because i'm not rich and i was never taught manners.
can you all help me defend myself?

2007-12-18 06:09:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

They act different toward u? they act like they don't won't u around? they say smart remarks to you like u should know everything? and the always tell you what fields to go into to make the money yet they don't make any money?

anybody else observe this? why does this happen?

2007-12-18 06:05:33 · 18 answers · asked by tyrellw19 2

Posted quetion for help but got realy negative answers,do some people dis u on here as fun ive seen it on other ans too.Should i comment on each

2007-12-18 05:50:37 · 36 answers · asked by mia 2

your BEST and WORST experience this Christmas season with shoppkeepers, employees, customer service reps, the public at large.

People either seem to be extremely filled with the joy of the season and are carrying it over into their work or they are very stressed out and take it out on those around them. I've seen very few neutral ones.

One lady in the food industry used the Christmas stress to excuse her rude behavior while another man who was really overloaded at the front desk handled everything like Jolly Ole' St. Nick and had us all (strangers) laughing and glad we were sharing time together.

I'd love to hear your EXTREME experiences here. And if you found a neutral one, let us hear that too. Whatever you all share will bring us all closer together, I'm sure.

Christmas ho hos to you, as well as Hostess ones.....
:)

2007-12-18 05:37:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

the older woman i work with dosnet like the febreez i spray it bothers her allergies so i was thinking about maybe bringing a lightly scented candle do you think it would be inappropriate to burn a candle behind the teller line? of course i wouldnt if it were to still bother my co worker?

2007-12-18 05:27:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I hate being in close proximity to 'mouth-breathers.' I say nothing to them. Just let them breath away. But it seriously drives me nuts. Hey, if your sick its understandable and somehow that makes it easier. But if you are out of shape and are required to breath from your mouth while sitting at your desk, you have issues! Is this just me? Am I being uber insensitive?

2007-12-18 05:18:18 · 11 answers · asked by Kiker 5

I'm going to lunch by myself for the first time with a representative of a place that does business with the company I work for. Her name is Jenny, and she's very laid back and easy-going like me, so I'm not worried about conversation. She told me to pick the place that we're going to eat, and her company will foot the bill... I know it sounds trivial, but what is an appropriate place to have lunch? Should I go for a mediocre steak house? Something high end? Something cheap? Should I avoid ordering anything pricey? What is the proper business lunch etiquette when you're not the one who is paying?

2007-12-18 05:15:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

...a spa treatment gift certificate to a female relative (i.e. a sister, or cousin)?

OR is it something you only give to your wife and/or girlfriend?

2007-12-18 05:09:37 · 20 answers · asked by 1/6,833,020,409 5

I want to ask friends and family to join my family and I to dinner but also want them to know we are all paying are own way. Everyone that is on the invite list I know can afford it. I am not going to an extremely high price but just average price resturaunt. Any Suggestions?

2007-12-18 04:51:48 · 8 answers · asked by mystical_dreamer_04 1

2007-12-18 04:42:12 · 6 answers · asked by debodun 2

Someone just asked me via text if i like this person(and that person is prolly right next to her) but I dont like the person. How do I say that nicely?

2007-12-18 04:15:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think it is proper to send a Christmas card back to someone who sends you one? I know Christmas isn't about what you get in return.. but just wondering what you think the etiquette is for this. It seems like nowdays.. people aren't sending them anymore, we sent out 40 cards this year and have only received 6! Seems sad. We probably won't make all this effort next year. Best Wishes to everyone!

2007-12-18 03:58:35 · 20 answers · asked by Cupid 6

My cousin and I live in different states. We are the same age (in our 20s).
We communicate via email off and on. She writes very brief emails but she talks alot in person. And I write long emails because I glean more in email conversations than I do in person.
Anyway, recently I asked her what's new in her life and she responded back and gave her her brief news and then she asked me if we're (me and my spouse) are gonna have more kids. We have only 1 so far.
I wrote back and said that I lost a baby last year in my pregnancy and I wrote a lengthy email about it and other stuff.
I have yet heard from her about acknowledging my loss. Instead, she sends "forwarded/fwd" chain emails that you fwd to your friends.
I even sent my cousin a Christmas Card but it got sent back to me because she no longer lives at that address ("return to sender" by marked by the post office).
Even her brother doesn't know her new address. Why didn't my cousin inform us? Why didn't she acknowledge my loss?

2007-12-18 03:03:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-18 01:56:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-18 01:49:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think women are beautiful and I like to look at them. However, I think some women are uncomfortable with being looked at. If you don't want attention why all the cleavage, push up bras, tight pants, make-up, and such? Please don't say it is just to be pretty. DaVinci didn't paint and then stick his works in the closet. No one spends time and energy to look good for no reason.

2007-12-18 01:19:39 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mother-in-law recently made a very selfish decision that put my wife (her daughter) through a lot of emotional pain. As a result, she (my wife) has tried to keep contact with her to a minimum for a while, and being cordial to her, at best. However, my MIL believes that everything is OK and that my wife is over the situation, when she really isn't.

Since we won't be seeing her for Christmas this year (a side effect of the selfish decision), she mailed us her gift (a check) in a Christmas card. My wife does not want to accept the gift believing that doing so will be misinterpreted as an indication that things are OK between them, and I agree. How can we politely refuse the gift and send the check back?

2007-12-18 01:06:18 · 4 answers · asked by SnoBot 2

Here's my dilema. Since my wife and I got together, we always said we'd alternate who we spent Christmas with although she says we didn't.

Two years ago it was her parents turn so we went to them then last year, my parents went away so we did the day with her parents again.

Now, she won't come to my parents this year, saying that they don't do Christmas "right" even though we're meeting up, doing the present thing, all sitting down for a meal together (turkey of course) then eventually going our separate ways.

The only difference between her family and mine is that mine don't insist on what feels like forced social activities and if, for example a nephew wants to go and play the new computer game he's been bought then he is allowed to and is not made to stay with entire family in the living room.

Basically, I'm going to my parents, she's going to hers. Am I being unreasonable in thinking that she is totally in the wrong about this and should come with me instead?

2007-12-18 01:01:02 · 25 answers · asked by Asker Not Answerer 2

I was just wondering how many people take their shoes off when they go to the library. Do you leave them on, take them off when your sitting down, or do you kick them off and walk around without them?

2007-12-18 00:28:11 · 26 answers · asked by Kyle K 1

I call them "bits" at the moment. As in, wash your bits when she's in the bath. I can't use Minnie as my daugher loves Minnie Mouse. Can't use Lou Lou as she uses that for Yoghurt (Petit Filous lou). Can't use Nu Nu as that's the Hoover in Teletubbies. Much easier for boys' bits.

2007-12-18 00:03:40 · 35 answers · asked by ♥ Minki ♥ 5

to the staff when she comes, everybody is scared of her, even people who are way older than he and hold significant position like her. once she is in the office, we can't talk, if we do, the CFO makes bigs hand signals for us to be quiet. It's like a cimetery. The board of directors can't change her decision. The only time she speaks to me since I'm employed was yesterday to ask me if I have no work to do. because my computer had a word game running in the back ground. I was working, but having that in the back ground is way for me to stay awake. When I answered her with the same tone she ask me the question, everyone almost have a heart attack. How healthy it is to work in hostile environment like that?

2007-12-18 00:01:47 · 10 answers · asked by Diamond C. 3

And is someone who is intelligent the same as someone who is wise?

2007-12-17 23:52:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i got a greeting card from my trash collectors and i heard that i am suppose to tip them. does anyone know how much should i give or what to give. there are 3 men that work the truck.

2007-12-17 21:02:13 · 9 answers · asked by myjeah77 2

2007-12-17 20:50:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

well what is it?

2007-12-17 20:29:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a chasier and this lady just ruined my day today.I've never had a RUDE customer before.Even if they start rude, I try to be understanding and keep being nice and they eventually feel guilty and start being nice back,and I've even had pple appoligize about their earlir behaviour to me,BUT.This customer walkes into me and doesn't apoligize,then as I have to akwardly move away from her(we are almost touching)she just keeps staring ahead.I thank her very kindly for not moving and walk away.she starts yelling at me to respect elders and I just decide that she must have misheard what I said and kept walking.Then her son started attacking me and saying that next time"You get the HELL out of the way" I asked him what he was talking about, but he just kept yelling that at me and when I kept being calm he just kept yelling that at me without explaining anything or directly saying his mom said I said it.his mom was avoiding eye contact with me.How can I get over this tarnishing of my name?

2007-12-17 20:08:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm nice to a fault , it seems like I let people walk over me sometimes.
But I wouldn't be happy going through life being mean and dishonest to people. Does anyone agree with what I am saying

2007-12-17 19:09:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just started a good job. I was put in a higher position than I normally work in. The thing is, I've been a stay at home mom for almost 10 years except here and there. I don't know what to say to people. People know I'm divorced because my mom knows one of the girls that works there. People ask me personal questions and I'm too honest. How can I lead the conversation more toward something other than me, my divorce or my kids. I don't know what else to talk about. I'm shy as well. HELP!!

2007-12-17 19:07:01 · 9 answers · asked by Cindy 1

Can they still be a good person if they did that bad thing? im asking for a friend.

2007-12-17 18:38:08 · 16 answers · asked by noone 2