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Your tone may have been a bit blunt but based on the excerpt given here, I don't think it was rude enough to warrant a full-blown apology. In fact, I know some people who will deliberately project thi …

At this point in time, you could say "thanks, Comp. B, for your time but I am no longer interested in pursuing this opportunity". However, since the offer you accepted was only verbal and nothing is …

I suppose it might depend on what sort of questions they have and how generous you feel. I'd say if the question can be answered in a minute or so, then maybe be nice and give them a freebie or two AN …

I think in the long run, the team-building that this picnic offers is probably much more important than the half-day of pay. Unless you really need that money, go have fun at the picnic!

It's not clear from your question just what would happen if your desk did not look "professional". Do you have clients walking past your desk? Would they think poorly of you/your company if they saw p …

When/where is it appropriate to place professional designations after your name? To me, it seems like using them in every email may come across a bit “overzealous.” Hence, the etiquette part of the …

I'm not sure what is the etiquette of discussing with coworkers if I am interviewing at other companies... Several days ago, a few of us were standing around and the team lead made a joke that he hop …

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 …

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 …

If an employee does not use social media (they don't have a facebook account, don't use twitter), you can't really require them to use their own social media accounts to promote the company. If they a …

Yet the doctor's appointment wasn't scheduled or informed ahead of time It is proper etiquette to inform team members well in advance when any absence from work is known ahead of time. This shoul …

As has already been pointed out, the purpose of these dinners is primarily to serve the out-of-town guest. I understand it would be nice to have more than one day's notice, especially if you find your …

You could say something very simple along the lines of: Hi ${PEER}, I haven't heard back from the hiring manager at your company. Have you heard anything? Thanks, ${ME} I used this s …

It sounds like the first call was not very well scheduled - it was one of many possible times. That could make it difficult for you to be available at all of those times - what if you need to use the …

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 …