A tweet this morning from the wonderful Laura Scholz made me laugh and shudder. She said, "People, please use your indoor voices! #coworkingetiquette" While we all learned about inside voices from our parents and teachers, I'm surprised how easy it is to forget. I am excitable and can have problems with volume control when I'm … Continue reading Use Your Inside Voice
TMI at Work
Some people are great sharers. You will always know what they are thinking and feeling because they will tell you. Usually, I’m one of them. You’ll know where I stand on issues, topics and projects. Then there are those people who share a little too much. I realize that bonding over ailments is something athletes … Continue reading TMI at Work
Working with Someone You Don’t Like
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your co-workers. Here's my advice for how to make it work, when you don't like someone you work closely with on a regular basis. I suggest going with the benefit of the doubt (something I’ve referenced in It's Not Fair!). Maybe their attitude isn’t sunny and … Continue reading Working with Someone You Don’t Like
Does Anyone Read an Entire E-mail Anymore?
I’m pretty frustrated with e-mail lately. I’ve run into countless times with co-workers and supposed customer service people, who either did not bother to read the entire e-mail I sent, or just completely ignored what I wrote in the first place. To be fair, an e-mail I recently sent to the entire office contained 361 … Continue reading Does Anyone Read an Entire E-mail Anymore?
A Bank that doesn’t hate on even potential customers
So after yesterday’s rant about issues with a certain bank (some of which I acknowledge were not the bank’s fault, per say) I wanted to take the time to give full credit to a local bank who has amazingly excellent customer service, even for their non-customers. After my initial tweet, a representative from Landmark Bank … Continue reading A Bank that doesn’t hate on even potential customers