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Wednesday conversation: Communal spaces
Neighborhood playing fields, common kitchens, office break rooms: we all share communal spaces with friends, neighbors, coworkers, fellow gym-goers or hobbyists. And have you ever, ever worked in an office with a clean refrigerator? How do you manage to keep communal spaces clean? What are some of your pet peeves, best stories, best practices?
I am an office-refrigerator-cleaner. Let's face it, in a lot of modern jobs, you can't leave at the end of the day and point to a concrete accomplishment -- you've been in meetings, writing and reading memos, and so on all day. When I get a day like that, I'll clean the refrigerator (regardless of my pay grade). I get the feeling of actually having done something, and my officemates are grateful and slightly abashed. Very therapeutic!
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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.
