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Agreed. My advice is to be the gaffer. You can do, say and Wear what the fuck you want. You can even smell bad, and noone says anything.
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If giving a presentation ALWAYS ALWAYS wear a suit jacket. A roaster in our place gave one recently and had to stand up and point to the screen to make a point and you could make out the outline of North Tipperary on his shirt.
At meetings that you have been forced to attend but want to register a protest, arrive late, bring along your Blackberry and constantly check it.
Never agree to a client meeting on fashion friday.
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To your face.
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2007 called.
Itās wants itās communication device back.
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I donāt understand why people adorn their office/desk area/pod with pictures of their children. Is it a pride thing? (āLook at my amazing childrenā) Is it a motivational thing? (āIām working hard for their future and need pictures of them to motivate me and also to remind me what they look like because I never see themā) Is it something else? Thereās no real harm in it but I think itās a bit odd. You always get one weirdo who takes it a few steps too far, like sticking pictures of foetus scans all over their desk before the babyās even been born or A4-sized print out pictures of the baby after month 1, month 2, month 3 and so on.
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This is the business optics thread, you want the sulky teenager optics thread.
I wouldnt be one to adorn my desk with pictures of my kids, but I do have one picture of the pair of them together. I suppose I use it as a way of de-stressing or relaxation, to realise that there are far more important things in life than some other cunt annoying you with inane bullshit about whatever. I dont have them as a screensaver however. Plus I am the only one who is in my office. Although I am also the only one in my workplace too so it doesnt really count.
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I think itās a pride thing to be honest. Similar to people posting pictures of their children on Facebook every day. Thereās no real harm in it as long as they realise that most people donāt really care about other peopleās children that theyāll probably never meet.
The motivational thing is a cop out - if you want to āwork hard for their futureā, spend more time with them
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Eating a smelly lunch/breakfast at the desk is a big no no as is leaving dirty plates/cutlery on it after. Fucking disgusting behaviour and liable to cause shame/revulsion at your team.
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Agreed,
I would have my porridge at my desk in the morning and if i am busy I may have a sandwich at my desk but I would never had a hot lunch at my desk. That is a big no no
Putting pictures of your kids up in your house is fairly normal
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I donāt have any photos of my kids in work or on work screen savers etc.
Not sure I would judge anybody who does -
Any fucker with awards he has won in his office I do judge
Two lessons I have learned in work
- say yes to internal requests and then ignore them works beautifully
- the deliberate fudge to get a general agreement and then use the details to get your way
- never apologise for being late as it looks weak
That is three lessons
- donāt be a slave to precedent
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And then impatiently demand that āwe move this alongā at the merest hint that the meeting is straying off topic.
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What you donāt hear wonāt hurt you. *
- this may not be true.
A nice picture of your family completely lifts your mood, thatās why one would put a nice picture of them on the desk Iād imagine.
I havenāt been in my office in months.
I have a few pictures around the office. One is of Kilmallock, Munster Club Hurling Champions 1994. I also have my certificate from the Institute visible. I get a desk wall calendars made every year with pictures of the kids.
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This is a big one. Never say something cannot be done.
And if it later transpires that something cannot be done always provide an alternative option.
This. Present from the missus each year. A grand yoke.