Y'all speak before being given explicit permission to address your superiors?BeenDidThat wrote:"Good morning"
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"Good afternoon"
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"Good evening"
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Tekrul
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Re: Office etiquette
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thesealocust
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What if I'm on a call with somebody overseas.drive4showLSAT4dough wrote:Bolded for clarity. Don't want people getting confused.BeenDidThat wrote:"Good morning" in the AM
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"Good afternoon" between Noon and 6
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"Good evening" after 6pm
Does my greeting need to reflect the status of the sun relative to them or to me?
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drive4showLSAT4dough
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Great question. I'd greet them as appropriate given the sun in relation to them. Then, I'd follow-up light-heartedly about how amusing it is that its morning for him/her and afternoon for you. Certainly, you want to be deferential regarding sun positioning. It would be very presumptuous of you, and potentially deal-breaking, to say "Good Morning" to someone over the phone who is well into their afternoon.thesealocust wrote:What if I'm on a call with somebody overseas.drive4showLSAT4dough wrote:Bolded for clarity. Don't want people getting confused.BeenDidThat wrote:"Good morning" in the AM
or
"Good afternoon" between Noon and 6
or
"Good evening" after 6pm
Does my greeting need to reflect the status of the sun relative to them or to me?
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guano
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Re: Office etiquette
I know you're just kidding, but, if I was the person making the call, I'd greet based on their time. If they're calling me, "this is dingbat" should sufficethesealocust wrote:What if I'm on a call with somebody overseas.drive4showLSAT4dough wrote:Bolded for clarity. Don't want people getting confused.BeenDidThat wrote:"Good morning" in the AM
or
"Good afternoon" between Noon and 6
or
"Good evening" after 6pm
Does my greeting need to reflect the status of the sun relative to them or to me?
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presh
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Re: Office etiquette
thisisdingbatguano wrote:I know you're just kidding, but, if I was the person making the call, I'd greet based on their time. If they're calling me, "this is dingbat" should sufficethesealocust wrote:What if I'm on a call with somebody overseas.drive4showLSAT4dough wrote:Bolded for clarity. Don't want people getting confused.BeenDidThat wrote:"Good morning" in the AM
or
"Good afternoon" between Noon and 6
or
"Good evening" after 6pm
Does my greeting need to reflect the status of the sun relative to them or to me?
that would indeed suffice. good call
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Nammertat
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Re: Office etiquette
Another fantastic thread for the TLS books.
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Icculus
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thesealocust wrote:sambeber wrote:shock259 wrote:Sometimes I worry I'm awkward. Then I read TLS and immediately feel better.
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presh
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Well, it's no pencil thread.Nammertat wrote:Another fantastic thread for the TLS books.
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Nammertat
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Touche... although the pencil thread at least gave [a TINY bit of] practical information. This is straight up "how to be a human, 101."presh wrote:Well, it's no pencil thread.Nammertat wrote:Another fantastic thread for the TLS books.
