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Our Best Tips for Business Dining Etiquette

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What do you think are the most important rules to follow at work lunches (and dinners)? Any “fun” embarrassing business lunch stories to share so that readers can learn from your mistakes…?

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What Not to Order at a Business Lunch

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What foods should you avoid ordering at a business lunch — and are sandwiches among them? Reader M has a legitimate question about what not to order at a business lunch, but some of the Google results I found on a preliminary search made me laugh out loud (including the brilliant, if outdated, Tumblr blog, … Read More about What Not to Order at a Business Lunch

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How to Be Gluten-Free in a Business Environment

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If you have special eating needs, how do you navigate the business lunch, as well as other noshing and networking events? What are the best tips and practices for enjoying a gluten-free business lunch? Today’s guest poster, Valerie from City|Life|Eats, tackles this very issue. Valerie is an old friend to Corporette, having written here before … Read More about How to Be Gluten-Free in a Business Environment

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How Not to Gain Weight Over the Summer Recruiting Season

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2016 Update: We still stand by the below advice — but if you’d like to check out our more recent discussion on how not to gain weight as a summer associate, you can check it out here. Summer is nearly upon us! As law school, business school, and college interns flood the workforce, calendars fill … Read More about How Not to Gain Weight Over the Summer Recruiting Season

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10 Things About… Trying to Diet While Working a Corporate Job

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Amazingly, everyone I know right now is either trying to get their eating under control (the Fourth of July was apparently a very happy one for everyone!) or outright diet. This can seem like a nearly impossible task if you’ve got cocktail parties, catered dinners, and three-course lunches on a daily basis — especially since … Read More about 10 Things About… Trying to Diet While Working a Corporate Job