Employee with 110% performance quits after 5 years; boss, who offered raise, took it personally & ignores their last day entirely, Reddit predictsAn employee with five years of strong performance was reportedly overlooked by their manager on their last day, sparking debate about workp...
27 Mar, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Employee slammed for one simple workplace habit: 'He thought I was unavailable'An employee was reprimanded for keeping his office door shut, with management deeming it a sign of inaccessibility. The worker, who sought ...
11 Feb, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
‘Why do you wear makeup every day?’ 29-year-old man counters female co-worker who mocked his habit of hiding baldness with a hatA 29 year Reddit user sparked a heated debate after asking a female co-worker why she wears makeup daily. It was followed by her question a...
26 Oct, 2025, 01.27 PM IST
HR’s no-nonsense email to intern goes viral: 'Avoid sleeping in office, don't access terrace'. Viral post sparks debateAn intern's HR warning email has become an internet sensation. The message detailed rules about sleeping, restricted areas, and desk presen...
20 Oct, 2025, 07.57 AM IST
Karnataka: BJP MLAs suspended for throwing bills in Deputy Speaker’s faceFormer CM Basavaraj Bommai read out names of politicians, he said, were neither MLAs nor MPs but the government deputed IAS officers on the...
19 Jul, 2023, 08.16 PM IST
This kind of etiquette observed in all previous govts: Karnataka Chief minister Siddaramaiah on IAS officers on protocol dutyOpposition JDS and BJP came down heavily on the government. JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy, a former CM, tweeted, "This is a clear violation of ...
19 Jul, 2023, 12.13 AM IST
Opposition alliance meet: Siddaramaiah defends as IAS officers performing protocol duty raises a stormOpposition alliance meet in Bengaluru: The JDS and BJP came down heavily on the Siddaramaiah government, questioning the propriety of askin...
18 Jul, 2023, 06.55 PM IST
Find someone's name difficult to pronounce or spell? Here's how to handle delicate mattersIt is quite easy to ask people how their names are spelled and pronounced.
26 Feb, 2022, 10.20 AM IST
To shake hands or not: As friends reunite & Zoom calls shift to in-person meetings, what happens to age-old gesture now?The loss of connections has been heartbreaking, and the resurgence of the delta variant is raising fresh questions.
09 Aug, 2021, 06.03 PM IST
Five etiquette tips for your office partyThis season is for office gatherings, but don’t lose your bearings. Keep this etiquette guidebook handy.
17 Dec, 2015, 11.58 AM IST
Here's a guide to office etiquetteEven as companies try to relax work policies for professionals and try to change status quo, some ground rules on what to do and what not t...
23 Oct, 2015, 09.38 AM IST
Five ways to maintain workplace etiquetteOffices are increasingly doing away with cubicles and shifting to open floor plans. It becomes important to maintain certain behavioural st...
24 Jul, 2015, 06.17 AM IST
Six steps to get the most out of your internshipThe only way to succeed in an internship is to not treat it as one. Think of it as a stop gap arrangement and you won’t be able to juice it...
16 Jun, 2014, 09.13 AM IST
- Of manners and mores
Social mores are changing so quickly and home and office becoming so intertwined that even the most mannerly are probably confused.
25 Mar, 2014, 04.54 AM IST
5 ways to follow rules of office etiquetteAround four months ago, a mid-level executive’s casual dress sense cost him a plum posting in an international engineering and design compa...
04 Jun, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Office party? Watch yourself
Office parties are generally considered to be events where people let their hair down, they have questions on how much to drink, how to min...
06 Aug, 2010, 06.24 AM IST
- Games India Inc plays to cross the border
As Indian companies go an acquisition spree across the globe, players have realised the need for a common culture among employees.
05 Mar, 2007, 02.17 AM IST