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3 S’s of cubicle etiquette: How to thrive in close quarters

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In an era when the corner office has gone the way of the dodo bird, cubicle etiquette has become a hot topic. Whether your business uses partitioned cubicles or wide-open workspaces and shared desks, chances are your employees have only a small area they can call their own. That’s where a cubicle etiquette policy becomes essential.

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8 office etiquette expectations that are now history

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Spontaneous meetings at cubicles are normal Remember how team members used to surprise their colleagues with a cubicle visit to discuss a project or ask a question? It was no big deal to just swing by someone’s cubicle and chat for a bit, right? Gently remind employees about loud music and pungent food smells, for example.

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Ron Finley, the Self-Proclaimed Gangsta Gardener, Found Purpose Fighting Food Poverty in South LA

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while passersby dutifully commute to their cubicles, Finley heads to his garden and asks an inconspicuously complex question: “Why not slow down and live your joy?” It’s freedom from depending on a store, a delivery app, a broken food system. instead has an abundance of fast food chains and dialysis centers. And so, at 8 a.m.,

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How to Stop Your Employees From Driving Each Other Crazy

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The stinky food eater. Jessica, who sits in the cubicle next to her, is bothered by Michelle’s voice volume to the point where she feels it interferes with her work. We’ve all encountered one. The loud talker. The perpetual throat clearer. Ask a series of guiding questions and fine-tune the tone or words as needed.

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How to Stop Your Employees From Driving Each Other Crazy

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The stinky food eater. Jessica, who sits in the cubicle next to her, is bothered by Michelle’s voice volume to the point where she feels it interferes with her work. We’ve all encountered one. The loud talker. The perpetual throat clearer. But as a business leader, you don’t have time to address every employee squabble.

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How Millbrook Companies Reinvented the In-Office Experience for Employees

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Instead of finding a traditional office building as its headquarters, with cubicles, watercoolers, boardrooms and corner offices, Millbrook’s leaders went on a mission to find the perfect space to encapsulate what hybrid work really means. For instance, employees’ dogs are welcome in Millbrook. So are sweatpants.

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9 unusual incentives that will lift employee morale

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Cubicle coffee shop. Maybe they’d prefer discounts on identity theft protection, onsite food trucks on Fridays, or a couple of small, phone-booth style rooms to make personal calls. The answers may surprise you. They may want onsite pickup for dry cleaning, or car washes in the parking garage.

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