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12/08/2009 by Kat

2017 Update: We still stand by this advice on which co-workers get a holiday card, but you may also want to check out all of our posts on holiday business etiquette.

Reader J writes in with a request for help on holiday cards, specifically wondering which co-workers get a holiday card? Here’s her question:

I wonder whether you could post a very timely comment thread. I sat down, as I do every year, to address and send my holiday cards – only to realize that as a first-year attorney at a rather large firm that I had no idea who I should include on my mailing list. Likewise, I’ve accepted a clerkship in the relatively near future – would it be appropriate to send a card to the judge or to the chambers? I’m very curious to hear others’ thoughts on whom they include on their lists and why. When is it thoughtful to send a card to a higher-up, and when is it just kissing behind? :) How does one cull the list – it can’t be that one sends a card to every person one has ever worked with!

We sympathize — office politics are incredibly difficult to navigate come holiday-time. First, we stand by our advice last year on how to sen d holiday cards to coworkers, from how to address the letters, what kind of letters to pick, and so forth. (Pictured: New Year’s Fireworks, no longer available at MomaStore.org for $17.95.) [Read more…]

Weekly Roundup

01/30/2009 by C

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Jeri rounds up some seriously cute post-it notes. [Jeri’s Organizing & Decluttering News] (Our $.02: We wouldn’t recommend handing your boss a Post-It note with, say, a squirrel on it. But if you’re just writing notes for yourself, knock yourself out. Otherwise, you may want to limit yourself to private fun, like the Post-It dispenser at right.)
Have you found yourself being derailed by other women in the office? [WSJ: The Juggle]
10 Financial Commandments for your 30s. [Kiplinger] (Click here if you’re still in your twenties!)
A new Blackberry is designed to be easier on your thumbs. [WSJ]
A lot is written about women’s workplace fashion gaffes — it seems rarer to hear about men’s. Accordingly, it’s very interesting to see MSM weigh in on our new president’s fashion sense at the office. [Racked] The NYT article at the heart of the Racked piece is well worth a read — very interest to compare and contrast Bush and Obama’s work styles. [NYT]
Finally: we’re officially members of the Sarah Haskins fan club with her latest “Target: Women” piece, on Ann Curry. [Current.com] (Actually — IS there an official fan club yet? We must check Facebook.)