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Should You Remove Your Engagement Ring for an Interview?

Updated02/05/2021

Should young women remove their engagement rings for interviews, particularly OCI? Are very large diamond rings inappropriate for the office? This should be a fun conversation. Reader S wonders what size diamond ring is appropriate for a professional woman… What size wedding ring/engagement ring is appropriate for a professional office? Personally, I think giant rings…

How to Look Professional Without Looking Like You Think You’re In Charge

Updated09/13/2023

47 Comments

When you’re just starting out, how can you look professional without looking like you think you’re in charge?

After-Work Activities | Lifestyle | Money | Organization | Tales from the Wallet

Tales from the Wallet: How to Live Within Your Means

Updated11/01/2018

266 Comments

We’ve talked about budgets before, but we haven’t really discussed how to live within your means, which is a bit of a different subject. So let’s discuss. (Pictured: Burberry Medium Nova Pop Dégradé Wallet, available at Burberry for $275.) I think living within your means is a bit like packing a suitcase: you have to…

Being Girly | Business Etiquette | Shoes

Tiptoeing Through the Tulips: How to Walk Quietly in Heels

Updated11/01/2018

69 Comments

Reader J wonders how one can walk quietly in heels… One problem I struggle with is finding shoes that don’t echo down the hallway every time I take a step. As a legal assistant, I spend a lot of time running to the courthouse to file papers, etc., and I’m very conscious of the fact…

Labyrinth lipy of the Bog of eternal stench

Business Etiquette | CoWorker Problems

How to Tell Someone They Smell Bad

Updated11/01/2018

55 Comments

Reader R has a question about a smelly coworker that, I think, should spark a lively discussion: I have asked numerous other people (coworkers and friends) and so far no one has given a polite and appropriate response to my dilemma. I work with a lawyer who smells awful. At first I thought it might…

Should You Remove Your Engagement Ring for an Interview?

How to Look Professional Without Looking Like You Think You’re In Charge

Tales from the Wallet: How to Live Within Your Means

Tiptoeing Through the Tulips: How to Walk Quietly in Heels

How to Tell Someone They Smell Bad

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