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“Ten Ways to Lose Friends and Alienate Coworkers”

Filed under On the Job
Posted by Libraries, September 25, 2007
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Caroline Levchuck, Yahoo! HotJobs
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-tenwaystolosefriendsandalienate_coworkers-176

“Eat stinky snacks.” “Be the office booze-hound.” Etc.

This list of ways to get on your co-workers’ bad side may sound like a joke, but underneath the humorous tone of this article is true insight into how to behave professionally. Certain behaviors carry different implications in the work world than they do in your personal life, such as how you would behave at an office gathering, or if you keep sending those pesky e-mail forwards to your co-workers. By saying what not to do, Caroline Levchuck provides ways to make sure that your co-workers will respect you.

—Deborah Borsuk