How to Be Less Rude to Lifehacker Staff
The entire Lifehacker staff gathered in New York last week. Our writers traveled from all over the country to get together, rally for food, ignore my team building efforts ( no one wanted confidence to drop), and shared their thoughts and wishes for the future of Lifehacker. And although we all gathered in one place, we brought them to the studio to answer your questions about etiquette .
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Questions we got answers to in this episode:
There was a lot of wisdom to be gleaned from our team members who, it turned out, had extremely strong opinions on issues such as:
- How to tell someone that you are not on social media without showing yourself as a snob?
- Can I put my elbows on the dining table?
- Is it rude to give up your own baby shower?
- Should men let women out of the elevator first?
- Should I thank a colleague every time I walk past him at work?
- How do I tell people I’m hyper?
- What if someone fell asleep on your shoulder?
- Can I start my meal before the plates are served for everyone else?
- How can I politely warn someone that I’m sneezing so damn loud?
And much more. This is just a sample.
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