modern etiquette: grabbing a bite to eat at your office desk - office desk name plates

SEATTLE (Reuters)-
Have lunch or some snacks at your desk?
It is impolite to eat in front of people who are not involved.
On the other hand, if they walk into your office for a quick bite, no one wants you to share your Philadelphia cheese steak.
Stand up unless you want another person to sit down (
Or at least as you think, if you don't have food particles of all sizes on your knees)
And ask if you can reply to them after you have finished. Give a time-
Framework, and stick to it.
Try: "I will be finished in 10 minutes, and I will come.
"There are other considerations that need to be remembered.
There should not be too much smell on your lunch, it will attract attention, be it negative or positive.
This is not the bait to visit.
No one should be able to hear you bite it or drink your soup or drink.
Otherwise, it is natural that you will most likely be a victim of office jokes.
When there is a public kitchen in the office, some rules of peaceful coexistence should apply.
First, make clear who is in charge of the kitchen and have the right to decide when and how to clean it.
Clear the rules (
And any rules about kitchen posts).
Is the refrigerator door fair game out of the cleaning schedule?
If it is forbidden, please let everyone know that this is the case.
Otherwise, the next thing you know will be decorated with family photos, want ads, sales signs, etc.
Refrigerators need to be cleaned every week and food should not be stored there on weekends.
Don't put the bad smell in the refrigerator.
Whatever you bring, make sure it's in a closed container marked with your name.
It is likely that there will be some food without labels;
Don't think this game is fair to you (
Or drop because it might be).
Ask when you have questions.
Better yet, if you bring something to the whole department, please write a note on it that says this.
Don't be a space pig and monopolize the refrigerator with your huge container, which will definitely flatten the focaccia of others.
Be sure to close the refrigerator door.
If, while your lunch has been clearly labeled, some fledgling criminals have stolen it, please don't ask around with a fuss.
Give the bad guys the benefit of doubt-this one time.
Mention to your department head, do not mention the names of potential suspects in order to make them available at the next office meeting.
You can also send an inter-office email or text with a little humor (
At least the first time)
, Provide rewards to people who bring back delicious things, no problem.
The microwave is not used for cooking in the office.
They are only used to heat up food, so don't monopolize them and don't walk away from your things when they are heated.
Once you find that you forgot to cover the plate, wipe off the exploding casserole.
Be careful with what you prepare so that your food doesn't fill the office with popcorn or worse.
In fact, some offices have rules to ban popcorn because of the smell of popcorn and the possibility of causing a smoke alarm.
Many offices are in use
Coffee machine.
While this removes the hassle of who cleans the coffee pot, it still means that whoever drinks for the last time, he cleans himself and prepares the machine for the next person.
Therefore, handle used containers and make sure to wipe any drops of water.
If you have a regular coffee pot in your office, the same consideration applies. The well-
The well-known Scout rules are cleaner than you find and should actually apply to the office kitchen sink and counter.
Breadcrumbs, whether human or otherwise, have no place on the counter or in the sink.
Wash your own cups, plates, silverware, glasses, and put them into the drain immediately.
It is not fair to leave the dirty dishes in the sink.
If this doesn't work for your mother, you can be sure it won't fly with your co-workersworkers.
Whether it's your desk, office refrigerator, coffee maker, counter, sink or floor: clean up if you spill things.
Your colleague is not your servant.
You're not theirs either.
Think of egalit and the Brotherhood;
You may choose to ignore the accent, but you must be responsible for the accident. (Mary M.
Mitchell has written several books on the subject of etiquette, now in 11 languages, and the most recent one is the complete idiot guide to the fast passage of modern etiquette and the husband of the wise.
She is the founder of Mitchell's executive training consulting firm (www.
Organization of China. com).
Her own opinion is expressed. )