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Monday question: Not your 7-11
"Be prepared," the Boy Scouts say. "Sponge off those who are," say everyone else. What say you to today's dilemma?
I'll post my advice on Friday, and a conversational topic on Wednesday. And, as always, you can check out my personal blog for musings about all kinds of other topics. (You can also follow me on Twitter -- robinabrahams.)
Special News -- MISS CONDUCT & LOVE LETTERS: Because our last appearance was such a hit, Meredith Goldstein of "Love Letters" and I will be doing another pre-show discussion at Central Square Theater's production of "The Lady with All the Answers," a one-woman show about the queen of advice columnists, Ann Landers, on June 12. Come at 7, get a glass of wine or a cup of tea, and dish with us about what makes for a good advice column! (We'll also be answering, and debating, some classic Ann Landers questions.) I have two tickets to give away for that evening's performance -- if you can make it, say so in comments and I'll pick a winner at random and announce it at 5pm tomorrow (Tuesday).
I work in a busy environment where people are sitting near in close cubicle in constant communication w/ each other and on the telephone with customers. I keep my cubicle stocked with things I need for the day (forks, napkins, Tylenol) to avoid getting away my desk multiple times during the day as we are typically very busy. I work w/ many other co workers that are aware of this and constantly ask for things- multiple times during the day, "can I get a napkin?," "do you have a snack?," "do you have extra plastic wear?" I used to never mind but the constant interruption and obvious reason that they can go down to the café to pick up most of these things is distracting. I?m finding myself more annoyed as people ask me but I feel silly hiding my stash of forks. Is there a polite way to avoid all of these interruptions?
I'll post my advice on Friday, and a conversational topic on Wednesday. And, as always, you can check out my personal blog for musings about all kinds of other topics. (You can also follow me on Twitter -- robinabrahams.)
Special News -- MISS CONDUCT & LOVE LETTERS: Because our last appearance was such a hit, Meredith Goldstein of "Love Letters" and I will be doing another pre-show discussion at Central Square Theater's production of "The Lady with All the Answers," a one-woman show about the queen of advice columnists, Ann Landers, on June 12. Come at 7, get a glass of wine or a cup of tea, and dish with us about what makes for a good advice column! (We'll also be answering, and debating, some classic Ann Landers questions.) I have two tickets to give away for that evening's performance -- if you can make it, say so in comments and I'll pick a winner at random and announce it at 5pm tomorrow (Tuesday).
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About Miss Conduct
Welcome to Miss Conduct’s blog, a place where the popular Boston Globe Magazine columnist Robin Abrahams and her readers share etiquette tips, unravel social conundrums, and gossip about social behavior in pop culture and the news. Have a question of your own? Ask Robin using this form or by emailing her at missconduct@globe.com.
Welcome to Miss Conduct’s blog, a place where the popular Boston Globe Magazine columnist Robin Abrahams and her readers share etiquette tips, unravel social conundrums, and gossip about social behavior in pop culture and the news. Have a question of your own? Ask Robin using this form or by emailing her at missconduct@globe.com.
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Robin Abrahamswrites the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine and is the author of Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners. Robin has a PhD in psychology from Boston University and also works as a research associate at Harvard Business School. Her column is informed by her experience as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, and their socially challenged but charismatic dog, Milo.
Who is Miss Conduct?
Robin Abrahamswrites the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine and is the author of Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners. Robin has a PhD in psychology from Boston University and also works as a research associate at Harvard Business School. Her column is informed by her experience as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, and their socially challenged but charismatic dog, Milo.
