For many federal and state government workers, the return to the office (RTO) after years of working remotely that the Trump and state administrations have mandated may have been bumpy, or it may have been welcome. And some people are finding the workplace is now permanently altered: Zooms aren't going anywhere, and suits and heels might feel like a relic of the past.
But can we talk about another aspect of office culture? It might be okay these days to dress more casually than before, but — sorry, my fellow cubicle dwellers — it is still taboo to microwave fish. And you absolutely have to clean up after yourself in the office kitchen.
Office etiquette isn’t about crooking one’s pinkie just right, of course, and it isn’t even just a matter of being considerate of your fellow humans (although that’s where it starts). Even the most self-serving desk jockey should get on board, experts say, for a good reason: their own career.
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