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Show I OFFICE ETIQUETTE A Certain Re- H serve of Man- H ner Should H be Used. H BY ANNETTE ANGER T. DHE business girl who aims to b 100 per cent efficient will be promptly on time, not only be-cause be-cause it is her duty to be there, but also because hpr delay will inconvenience and disarrange the rou-tine rou-tine of the half day. She will greet her associates with pleassnt courtesy, whether they be men or women, especially if coming to work in the morning. A cheerful "Good morning!" or other form of simple sim-ple greeting is adequate. When re- turning from lunch all the formality of this kind may be dispensed with, as tho work of the day Is simply being continued con-tinued She will be agreeable and ac-commodatlng ac-commodatlng with fellow-employe, ready to render a small service or to give information. She will be quiet In her manner and will not address her associates by their given names, unless un-less long acquaintance warrants. Of courc all conversation not relating relat-ing to business will be relegated to out of office hours, whether superiors in office are present or not for the employe who can be trusted is the one who Is retained and advanced. Telephone Tele-phone communications on personal business should be discouraeed. for. while such may not always be inconvenient, incon-venient, at other times they are likely j to occur at Inopportune moments. In ' some offices they are against the rule. In others it is left to the good judgment judg-ment of the employes, and they are expected ex-pected not to make the privilege a nuisance. Our business girl's desk will be kept In immaculate order, and her need of supplies anticipated in advance, so that requisition time will be ample not to cause delay in work. She will not accept invitations out to lunch from men in the office, nor from her employer, unless he makes It evident to her that he Is asking her In order that he may conserve his own time by giving her business instructions instruc-tions with least loss of time to him- J self. She will also be exceedingly careful not to accept attentions from any married coworkers, other than those called for by regular business re- lations. She will remember that, while she will conduct herself aa a lady at all II tinus and expect to be treated as such, she is not in a drawing room, nor 1 should she expect anything in the na- j ture of social attentions in a business office She may possibly resent some things, such as smoking In her pros- fl ence by her employer, and while It might be much pleasanter for her if this were not done, she has no real J right to object She has gone Into the business world to serve, taking her place by the side of men to do the work of her position. It is for her work and not her company she is engaged, i and so she must be content to put up with ordinary business inconveniences and handicaps. However, this doea not mean that a high-spirited young woman is ever to be content with a -m. sit inn which offers her womanhood any intentional indignity or famillari- " -ty, and undue liberty on the part of any one should be promptly resented. The business girl's manner, the thoroughness with which she does her I work, her care in suitable grooming and gowning, and her attitude toward h. r associates go to make the sum to- , tal of her success or failure. It is well for her to examine herself from time to time under these various heads, H and to grade herself honestly and fairly fair-ly on a percentage basis, always aimr ing toward perfection of attainment I |
