| 1. | What should you do if you disagree with a position the boss has taken during an office meeting? |
| a. | | Kindly suggest a different alternative, but do so respectfully |
| b. | | Look to fellow co-workers for support, then respectfully disagree with your boss |
| c. | | Wait until after the meeting, then respectfully request an audience with your boss where you might lay out your objections |
| d. | | Blurt out your opposition; this is a casual, communicative office
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| 2. | Out of respect for others, to how many pages should you limit your fax transmittals? |
| a. | | 2 pages |
| b. | | 3 pages |
| c. | | 4 pages |
| d. | | 6 pages
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| 3. | You are terribly busy at work, but there is a birthday party going on in the break room. What should you do? |
| a. | | Stay in your office; your co-workers will understand |
| b. | | Give up the work and join the party; there's time to finish everything later |
| c. | | Make a brief appearance, then return to work |
| d. | | Send your regards, maybe ask for a piece of cake, but keep working
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| 4. | Emails should generally be replied to within 24 hours; how soon should you return a phone call? |
| a. | | Also within 24 hours |
| b. | | Within 2 hours |
| c. | | Within 4 hours |
| d. | | By the end of the business day
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| 5. | You should not call your boss or co-workers by their first name when introducing them to a client. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 6. | How should a business introduction be made? |
| a. | | Introduce the more accomplished person to the lesser accomplished person |
| b. | | Introduce the lesser accomplished person to the more accomplished person |
| c. | | These days it's best to let people introduce themselves |
| d. | | Introduce your boss first no matter who you are introducing them to
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| 7. | You are talking business with a co-worker in their office. Where should you sit? |
| a. | | Don't sit until invited to sit |
| b. | | Wherever you like |
| c. | | Across the desk and to the right of it |
| d. | | Nearest seat to the door
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| 8. | In an office setting, you should knock before entering someone's office if the door is shut. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 9. | Your children are visiting you briefly at the office until you can get away. Where should they play? |
| a. | | In your workspace |
| b. | | In your co-worker's cubicle; she has gone to lunch |
| c. | | In your office cafeteria or breakroom |
| d. | | Outside
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| 10. | Unlike general social situations, gender is not a factor in an office as to who opens a door for whom. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 11. | You enter a business meeting after lunch and notice a colleague has spinach on her teeth. What do you do? |
| a. | | Ignore it, and hope she figures it out |
| b. | | Take her aside and discreetly tell her |
| c. | | Hope someone else tells her; it's an uncomfortable situation |
| d. | | Make eye contact and then motion to her that she has something on her teeth
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| 12. | It's casual Friday, but you are meeting with an important client. How do you dress? |
| a. | | As you would normally on Friday, as the concept of casual Friday is well understood |
| b. | | A bit nicer than you would normally on Friday, but not in anything special |
| c. | | Appropriate for a business meeting |
| d. | | You don't give much thought to your dress at all and get dressed quickly and simply
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| 13. | If you must eat at your desk, what two rules should you always follow? |
| a. | | Eat foods that have low odor |
| b. | | Never offer food to co-workers who might not share your taste |
| c. | | Eat "quiet" foods so as to not disturb your neighbors |
| d. | | Eat only healthy foods so you don't tempt dieters
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| 14. | You should smile when you answer your phone at work. Your smile will "show" through the phone. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 15. | You have a business meeting scheduled but you're running little late. Your client has been waiting about 5 minutes already. What do you do? |
| a. | | Leave what you're working on and meet with the client |
| b. | | Tell your assistant to tell the client you'll be a few minutes |
| c. | | Quickly finish what you're doing, then begin the meeting |
| d. | | Go see the client yourself, tell them you're running late and will be finished soon
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| 16. | You are waiting on a customer at the counter, the phone rings |
| a. | | Do you let the call go to voice mail? |
| b. | | Do you answer the call? |
| c. | | Do you ignore the phone and wait on the customer at the counter? |
| d. | | Do you ignore the customer at the counter and answer the phone?
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| 17. | You work in a small office, the phone rings and your coworker answers the phone and is giving incorrect information to the customer. Do you |
| a. | | interrupt the conversation |
| b. | | correct the coworker while they are talking to the customer |
| c. | | let the coworker know the correct answer after she hangs up |
| d. | | ignore the conversation
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| By: Marijke on Jan 11, 2010 |
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| By: Sara on Dec 22, 2009 |
| | I have a boss that nitpicks me on office etiquette (because he's a perfectionist), so i wanted to know more about it. |
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| | the questions give one an opportunity to think about office etiquette in a pro active light. |
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| By: Judy on Sep 14, 2009 |
| | Eating at your desk, your dook is half close, are you open for questions, should you invite someone in? |
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| By: Meu on Aug 28, 2009 |
| | It's common sense - now if onlt the rest of the world know this. |
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| By: MAry on Jul 30, 2009 |
| | Good Quize, will give it to my staff |
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| By: sara on Jul 16, 2009 |
| | Religion and Politics should never be discussed in an office. |
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| By: Lori on Jul 13, 2009 |
| | Use common sense, and be respectful of your co-workers. |
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| By: Nic on Jul 10, 2009 |
| | Never ask for another co-workers job!! |
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| By: Winnie on Jul 10, 2009 |
| | Etiquette is treating others with the respect you would like to be treated with. |
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| By: Kim on Jul 9, 2009 |
| | Great test, these are questions on test given by your state and government offices |
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| By: Sebra on Jun 27, 2009 |
| | Nice site... makes one think about one's own behavior and its impact on others... |
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| By: peaches douglas on Jun 3, 2009 |
| | Its an important subject. The more proper office etiquette is practiced by management and staff the better the organization will function financially, professionally and emotionally |
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| By: Judy on Jun 2, 2009 |
| | Anxious to see my score. I see so much bad behavior in the office. This was fun to take. |
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| By: Ann Gregory on Jun 1, 2009 |
| | A great way to share tips about best etiquette |
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| By: bettye on May 26, 2009 |
| | I believe you should never scream out of your office door. |
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| By: Sharon on May 13, 2009 |
| | Respect co-workers space and/or office. Do not take items from desk without asking. |
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| By: Mandy on May 8, 2009 |
| | Always wear a smile, it is contagious :) |
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| By: Angela on Apr 8, 2009 |
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| By: Christian on Mar 27, 2009 |
| | Work everyday as if you are working for God. |
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| By: annu randhawa on Mar 18, 2009 |
| | Its imperative that we are aware of what office etiquettes are and we follow them . |
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| By: mulat on Feb 20, 2009 |
| | office etiquette is the basis on how to work in the office properly! |
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| By: jasmin on Feb 14, 2009 |
| | office etiquette is the basis on how to work in the office properly! |
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| By: john on Jan 17, 2009 |
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| By: rita on Dec 18, 2008 |
| | Office etiquette is very important for everyone!
Make your first impression last! |
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| By: aldoms on Dec 12, 2008 |
| | Do on to other as you would like to be treated |
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| By: srithish on Nov 26, 2008 |
| | looking for office etiqutte tips.. need it for a presentation tomorro.. |
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| By: Neene on Nov 11, 2008 |
| | Looking for information on office etiquette for a school project |
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| By: Tonya on Oct 24, 2008 |
| | I was looking for ideas on office etiquette to approach my boss's wife. |
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| By: Chandra Sharan on Oct 24, 2008 |
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| By: Jessica on Oct 19, 2008 |
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| By: tingyu on Oct 16, 2008 |
| | You face office etiquette issues everyday in the workplace, from how to collaborate with coworkers to saving company resources. The way you do your job, and the way you work with people is critical to your success. It is important for you to become confident with the rules of office etiquette and pr |
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| By: Abs on Oct 8, 2008 |
| | I am not sure it is appropriate to call someone "unacceptable" if they are not your boss - just a thought |
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| By: Jay on Oct 6, 2008 |
| | Society needs to remember it's manners and use proper etiquette. They are the closest cousins of Courtesy and Common Sense. None of which should be lost. |
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| By: Oscar on Oct 6, 2008 |
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| By: Lynette on Sep 11, 2008 |
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| By: Nancy on Sep 7, 2008 |
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| By: Donald DeTemple on Sep 3, 2008 |
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| By: jOHN on Aug 28, 2008 |
| | Please do not stand behind a person in their cubicle and talk to someone else. It's distracting and inappropriate. Especially when you may be discussing procedure and it doen't apply to the person your standing behind. |
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| By: umaima on Aug 15, 2008 |
| | nobody is your friend at workplace, everyone there is your colleague |
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| By: Lynn on Aug 5, 2008 |
| | Still learning, things keep changing |
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| By: Syed Muhammad Shoaib on Aug 2, 2008 |
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| By: Umair Nazim on Jul 31, 2008 |
| | Some times it depend a lot on situation and people envolve and how important are they to organizational or your personal intrest. |
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| By: ELAY on Jul 28, 2008 |
| | dont talk gossip with your c0-woker(s), even gossip is very obvious to all...talk it later on to your friend outside office premises... |
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| By: monklu on Jul 27, 2008 |
| | work is worship, so take everything positively |
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| By: rmm on Jul 25, 2008 |
| | thank someone who does something, anything for you. It will make a world of difference to them. |
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| By: Surya Sen on Jul 11, 2008 |
| | address your co - worker querries with a smile, no matter how stupid the querry may be |
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| By: surya sen on Jul 11, 2008 |
| | show respect to your collegues irespective of their designation |
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| By: KK on Jul 10, 2008 |
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| By: Sabs on Jul 10, 2008 |
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| By: Lisa on Jul 9, 2008 |
| | I say stay out of gossip and mayhem situations and treat everyone respectfully. It usually comes back to you! |
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| By: gladys on Jul 7, 2008 |
| | hope i got the proper etiquette |
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