Workplace Etiquette Answers

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There is only one copy machine at your office. You have to make 1000 copies of an expense report. After you begin copying, two other employees show up in the copy room. Each has to make only 10 copies each. What is the proper etiquette in this situation?

A
Finish making your copies and then let your coworkers make theirs.
B
Tell your boss that you need another copy machine
C
Let your coworkers do their copies and then finish your own.
D
Let one of your coworkers make their copies before finishing your own.
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Your coworkers and your supervisor both deserve the same ______.

A
Gossip
B
Money
C
Respect
D
Responsibility
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When you have to talk to your supervisor about a problem, it is a good idea to offer your own ______.

A
Solution
B
Complaint
C
Gossip
D
Feedback
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John from sales has just sent you an e-mail. He needs a decision made on the Johnson account as soon as possible. You can make the decision, but you feel like you’d like to ask your boss for her advice. Unfortunately, she is in a business meeting, and the decision needs to be made very soon. You decide to take the initiative and ______.

A
Interrupt your boss to make the decision
B
Ask a coworker to make the decision
C
Wait to make the decision
D
Make the decision
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In dangerous professions like law enforcement and construction, women are ______.

A
Unable to find work
B
Respected professionals
C
Are thought to be incapable of this work
D
Minor consultants
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It is possible to succeed in practicing business etiquette by simply ______.

A
Being courteous and thoughtful
B
Sticking to your opinions stubbornly
C
Making more money than anyone else
D
None of the above
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An arbiter is consulted when ______.

A
Neither side can agree to move forward
B
Both groups agree on a compromise
C
A cooperative decision is made
D
Someone has their feelings hurt
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The harm of stereotypes are likely to be aggravated in ________.

A
Learning situations
B
Conflict situations
C
Living situations
D
Realistic situations
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New viewpoints and ideas are valuable to companies because it allows them to ______.

A
Challenge old ways of thinking
B
Steal competitors ideas
C
Write books about improving businesses
D
Stay fresh without changing anything they are doing
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One way to overcome generational distinctions is to ______.

A
Acknowledge that men and women can do tasks equally well
B
Tolerate ideas that come from different cultures
C
Listen carefully for ideas everyone can agree on
D
Favor the habits of one generation over another

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