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Questions regarding the people one works with. This includes questions about communication, teamwork, or other issues caused by ones co-workers.

2 votes

How should one handle an unnecessary question?

If I know the answer to their question without having to look it up myself AND if it takes under 1 minute to type, then I'll send a quick response. If it's a longer and more complicated answer, I migh …
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14 votes

How should I deal with colleagues asking me to hide problems with their work?

In addition to the other answers saying "no don't do this" (which I 100% agree with), I will also suggest a more diplomatic route (this might be tricky and might not work in all situations), because s …
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25 votes
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How can I decline business-lunch invitations due to strict dietary restrictions?

You could ask the person who's sending the invitation if the restaurant has vegetarian items on the menu. If they don't know, ask for the name so you can look them up and call them. If you can establi …
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4 votes

How do I ask a friendly coworker to remind me what their name is?

In addition to simply asking (which I've done, just said "Oh man, I just totally blanked on your name, I'm so sorry!" - only to find out they didn't know my name either! We were both a little embarras …
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6 votes

How can you fix someone else's work without seeming pretentious, mean, or arrogant?

You think they did things wrong, but before you confront them, have you considered why they might have done the things they've done? Possible reasons I can think of (and have seen) that the senior de …
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3 votes

How can I find companies with strong teamwork when searching for a job?

The best thing you could do is ask the right questions in an interview, but I'm not sure even then it would work. You can try asking questions like: What kind of teamwork culture do you guys have …
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98 votes

Is it right to expect my co-workers to have the same dedication to work as me?

Here I am - who skipped his dinner yesterday, skipped the breakfast today See, this isn't healthy. It will lead to burn-out and then you won't have any motivation left to do your work, and when y …
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3 votes

Is it proper etiquette to alert a team with an email in addition to a ticket?

The answer is: it depends. You could always ask your co-workers if they are OK with getting the extra email. It really depends on the ticketing system (or any other system that sends automated emai …
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