Roadtrip to China: 8 rules to work and play
More Americans are traveling to China these days — whether it’s for business or to attend the summer Olympics in Beijing. Fortune’s Anne Fisher, in her July 17 Ask Annie column, looks at the cultural disparity between China and the west. What cultural differences have you had to contend with in your career so far? Got any additional tips for Western visitors to China? What are some of the strangest norms you’ve encountered when traveling abroad?
March Madness: Are office betting pools ok?
Before you submit your picks this year, keep in mind that your boss and co-workers may not be comfortable with betting at work, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her March 18 Ask Annie column. Are you betting in a pool this year? How high are the stakes? Are March Madness betting pools harmless fun, or should companies try to discourage them
Avoid office-party regrets
In a recent poll, Monster.com asked visitors to its website what (if any) regrets they had regarding office holiday parties in the past. The most frequent response, at about one-third (31%) was “not showing up,” followed by “drinking too much” (20%), and “arriving late” (18%), writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her December 11 Ask Annie column.
Do you have any regrets about office holiday parties you’ve attended? And, if your company were to give you a holiday present, what would you want it to be?
Friends on CrackBerry? Miss Manners’ advice
Many workers are constantly wired to their jobs through their BlackBerrys, and can’t seem to stop checking messages and texting long enough to have a social conversation. In a September 5 Ask Annie column, etiquette expert Judith Martin says we should have a little sympathy for friends doing business during social hours. What do you think? Do you have friends that need to lay off the BlackBerry? Are you a text addict? Do you think your friends should be more understanding?
Business lunch blunders – and 10 ways to avoid them
Business lunches and dinners, as anyone who has attended many of them knows, are not about fun – they’re about business, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her August 23 Ask Annie column. Nevertheless, many interns, new grads, and yes, experienced execs, forget certain basic niceties and end up making gaffes like asking a client out or drinking too much. What was the best or worst business lunch (or dinner) you ever sat through? Have you, a staffer, or client committed a business-meal faux pas? Got any more rules for successful business lunching?
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