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Friday, November 30, 2012

Should you be buying gifts for people at work? Let's ask the queen of etiquette...


The holidays can open up some great opportunities to get to know and bond with your coworkers – just try not to get too cozy...

Anna Post, great-great-grandaughter and author of “Emily Post’s Etiquette,” has some tips for handling the holidays at the office:

• Although managers sometimes give their team some gifts, don’t return the favor unless you’re going in on that as a group.

• If a coworker gives you a gift unexpectedly, don’t lie and say you left theirs at home. Just smile and thank them sincerely. 

• Leave your phone in your pocket during the holiday party. It’s not okay to take and post pictures of your coworkers letting their hair down.

Above all else, don’t get drunk. You hear this every year but the repercussions can be a lot longer lasting than the hangover or lamp shade on the head of the old days. There are cameras everywhere now and inappropriate party behavior can do some significant damage to you personally or professionally. 

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