On one of my days off, I was sitting at a coffee shop when my phone buzzed with a message from a coworker. “Tech issue here, any chance you can stop by?” they asked. I’ve never been much of a computer whiz, but at the independent bookstore where I’ve worked for two years, I’m the
Coworkers often engage in small talk, which is usually a well-meaning attempt at forming connections. However, some subjects or remarks can be misunderstood or come across as inappropriate in a professional setting, potentially straining relationships between coworkers. That’s why Business Insider asked four etiquette experts about the topics people should avoid discussing at work. Here’s
Law Roach is careful not to let client relationships get too personal. Speaking on SiriusXM on Saturday, the celebrity stylist said he tries to keep clear boundaries with the people he works for. “I always had a rule not to become friends with clients,” Roach said. He described his relationship with Zendaya as the exception,
Actors who have worked with Nolan say he leads by example. “He’s not going to ask anyone to do anything that he’s not a thousand percent willing to do himself, twice as hard,” Robert Downey Jr. said in a 2024 Vanity Fair interview with fellow “Oppenheimer” stars Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt. Murphy said one
Matt Damon said Jon Bernthal inspired the rest of the cast with a grueling scene early in production. Damon recalled that Bernthal was half submerged in freezing water in Morocco during the winter while filming a scene inside the Trojan Horse. “Jon was shaking, putting his hands together and pressing down to get the chills
This As Told Essay is based on a conversation with Mary Jane Copps, a communications coach known as “The Telephone Lady.” Copps has spent two decades training people in the workplace how to be better communicators. The essay has been edited for length and clarity. I have been “The Phone Lady” for 20 years. When
