Q. Our office is having a book exchange at our office for Christmas. We have a couple of guys but the rest (7) are women. The exchange is random. What is a good book? Keep in mind that our office is full of readers and have read a lot already. Ideas would be useful- Nothing childish or stupid please!
A. Hi there,
Well, if your colleagues are readers who have already read a lot, you should pick something that is not so very well known. Some ideas that would be suitable for men and women and that are not so very well known, but still very good:
- Dorothy Porter, "The Monkey's Mask" (a crime novel in the private eye tradition, but in verse - don't be put of, it is amazing!)
- Kate Grenville, "The Secret River" (an Englishman is sent to the newly opened convict colony Australia and has to decide whether he is good or evil)
- Anthony O'Neill, "The Lamplighter" (this one is a combination of thriller, fantasy and philosophy; I couldn't put it down, but it might not be everyone's cup of tea)
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt, "The Quarry" (a police officer dying of cancer seems to find out that his doctor is a former concentration camp torturer)
- Kazuo Ishiguro, "Never Let Me Go" (clones are raised merely to harvest their organs, but unfortunately turn out to be actual human beings)
I hope this'll help!
Cheers
S
Well, if your colleagues are readers who have already read a lot, you should pick something that is not so very well known. Some ideas that would be suitable for men and women and that are not so very well known, but still very good:
- Dorothy Porter, "The Monkey's Mask" (a crime novel in the private eye tradition, but in verse - don't be put of, it is amazing!)
- Kate Grenville, "The Secret River" (an Englishman is sent to the newly opened convict colony Australia and has to decide whether he is good or evil)
- Anthony O'Neill, "The Lamplighter" (this one is a combination of thriller, fantasy and philosophy; I couldn't put it down, but it might not be everyone's cup of tea)
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt, "The Quarry" (a police officer dying of cancer seems to find out that his doctor is a former concentration camp torturer)
- Kazuo Ishiguro, "Never Let Me Go" (clones are raised merely to harvest their organs, but unfortunately turn out to be actual human beings)
I hope this'll help!
Cheers
S
How to react to having a gift refused?
Q. One of our coworkers may try refusing our gifts due to an office conflict. What is the proper way to handle someone refusing your gift? Do you make a big deal out of it? Just leave the gift laying for her to take? What exactly? This is not a person we particualry like but we have bought gifts for each other and did not want to look bad by leaving her out.
A. It is always poor etiquette to make a big deal out of someone else's rudeness.
Make sure the reason you don't get along isn't YOUR fault.
It's better to not get her a gift then to get her a gift and make a big deal out of it if she refuses it. :-)
Make sure the reason you don't get along isn't YOUR fault.
It's better to not get her a gift then to get her a gift and make a big deal out of it if she refuses it. :-)
Do I bring a gift to a new office that has moved?
Q. I used to intern for a non-profit and they are having a reception on Friday for all the volunteers and interns (old and new) to show them the new office they relocated to.
I have never been to a reception like this before. Am I supposed to bring a gift? Like a new "office" warming gift?
I have never been to a reception like this before. Am I supposed to bring a gift? Like a new "office" warming gift?
A. It's not expected for anyone to bring a gift. I'm not sure what you even would bring that would be "for the office" but not be too expensive, etc. Maybe cookies or some other baked goods? It's really not at all expected to bring a gift, especially not to a reception for interns and volunteers. You guys have already given the gift of your time and effort!
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