Office Etiquette

You should smile when you answer your phone at work. Your smile will "show" through.

• False

• True

If you must eat at your desk, which 2 rules should you always follow?

• Never eat at your desk.

• Eat foods that have low odor.

• Eat only healthy foods so you don't tempt dieters.

• Don't chomp, talk with your mouth full.

What do you do if you are expecting a call on your cell phone but you have to go into a meeting?

• Warn your colleagues that you are expecting a call and may need to briefly leave the meeting when the call comes through.

• Warn your colleagues that you are expecting a call and answer it freely while in the meeting.

• Put your phone on vibrate and quickly leave the meeting when the call comes through.

• Ask the person who is facilitating the meeting to stop for a minute while you take the call.

How soon should you reply to an email?

• There is no set time.

• Emails are generally not urgent, if the person really wants a reply, they will phone.

• As long as it is done within a week.

• Within 24 hours

How should a business introduction be made?

• You introduce the younger person to the older person.

• You introduce the older person to the younger person.

• The rule is people of lesser authority are introduced to people with greater authority.

• It is always ladies who are introduced to men.

In the workplace, which of these actions is appropriate?

• Discuss politics

• Keep your work-related conversations vague

• Avoid chit-chat

• Change your mind often

If you get a text message while in a meeting, what should you do?

• Reply right away it is far less diverting than talking on the phone.

• Wait until later, it is rude to read and reply to the message.

• Read the message, but wait until later to respond.

• Read the messages secretly

Employers appreciate workers who do which of the following:

• Use speakerphone for all calls

• Ask for help when needed

• Always leave promptly when work hours are over

• Consistently arrive late

When your colleague is talking over the phone? What should you do?

• Listen carefully to what the other person is talking

• Do your work. giving them privacy

 

Your colleague's socks smell bad. What is the best way to respond?

• Ignore it and act as if you don't smell

• Criticize in the public and laugh hahaha :D

• Talk to him privately in a polite way

• Behave in a disgusting manner