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A. No, for two reasons. First, the co-workers are a captive audience and have no choice but to listen to you. Second, visitors may be listening in...More Q. What is the correct way to answer a business phone? A. When answering your own line, state your name: Jane Doe speaking. When answering someone else's line, state their name: John Roe's office, how can I help you? When answering a general line, state the...More | |
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Q. What are the (U.S.) IRS 20 Questions? A. The 20 Questions are a paraphrased version of what the IRS uses to determine if you are an independent contractor or an employee...More Q. Is it appropriate to visit a co-worker in the hospital? A. No. A professional will resent being seen lying in bed, incapacitated, and wearing pajamas. Instead, send flowers, books, cards, notes, and call on the phone as soon as the person is well enough to receive...More Q. Is all discrimination in employment illegal? A. While discrimination in employment is a complicated and a controversial topic, one can definitely say than not all discrimination is illegal. For example, an employer has the right to discriminate against...More Q. What other benefits are commonly offered to full-timers? A. Training/tuition reimbursement: in most technical fields, an employee must spend a certain amount of time every year just to keep up with the changes in technology. A company that ignores this fact is not a...More Q. How does deferred compensation (retirement benefits, profit sharing, etc.) work? A. In various deferred compensation plans, the employer defers part of the compensation until later. Sometimes no income tax is paid on the deferred compensation until it's actually paid. Sometimes the...More Q. How do insurance coverage benefits work? A. Employees as a group generally get lower rates on various types of insurance than they would if they purchased it individually; and employers often pay some or all of the insurance premiums...More Q. How does paid time off work? A. Paid vacations are the most obvious form of paid time off. Good managers insist that employee take vacations to make sure that the enterprise can run without any particular person. Depending on your rank...More Q. How do stock options work? A. Many publicly traded companies offer stock options or employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs): in a typical plan you're allowed periodically (typically, once a year) to spend part of your salary...More | |
