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smokers in a shared conference room, giving bibles as gifts to employees, and more

Ask a Manager

I work as a consultant, which means that I usually work in the same conference room with my team. When I’m at the home office, this means it’s about 6-8 people in one conference room. The ethics of wearing company-purchased clothing outside of work. Stick with non-religious gifts.

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taking work calls on my honeymoon, traveling after graduating, and more

Ask a Manager

Am I being too harsh on someone whose work ethic may have changed in the past few years? How do I determine what I should be asking for in terms of home office expenses? Or should I be itemizing home office expenses on my taxes instead? You’re not being too harsh.

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How to Become a Certified Coach

Success

I have worked with clients from California to Chicago to Texas to Toronto; from India to Australia to Thailand, all from my garden patio and co-working office. If you’re sitting in a cubicle or your basement home office with the kids screaming upstairs, I imagine that being your own boss sounds delicious.