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Food & Drink > Dining Etiquette Tips for appropriate restaurant tipping: 2 of 43
Top tips for tipping - I waitressed for many years while at University and have always loved eating out, so I can see it from both sides. Poor service makes my blood boil but, equally, I am disappointed when I see hard working staff treated rudely by their customers.- The tip is always discretionary, even when added to you bi... More..
Jobs & Careers > Job Interviews How to prepare for a job interview: 4 of 71
Preparation, preparation and preparation this is all you need to remember and you will find a job interview much easier to cope with and therefore, you will be less nervous and perform better.1. You have got through the initial selection, soStart finding out more about the company. What is happening and what big projects are ... More..
Personal Finance > Budgets & Saving How to increase your savings: 2 of 24
If you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves - 5 top tips to save that do not mean heavy duty life changes to do so! The key thing is to put the money you would have spent on an activity into a separate box, I love money boxes for this reason, and you will not notice you are saving!1. Make your own lun... More..
Personal Finance > Smart Spending How to reduce grocery bills: 3 of 35
10 Top Tips to lower your grocery bills:1. Plan your menu for the week and make a list. Stick to the list and you will only buy what you need, not what tempts you.2. Go through your fridge and cupboard before you shop this will remind you what you have as basic store items and you won't buy something because you think you nee... More..
Relationships & Family > Marriage & Intimacy Keeping your love alive: 1 of 11
We are all dewy eyed, truly seeing through life through those infamous pink spectacles, with the first flush of love and excitement of romance but how can we keep this feeling several years down the line?First, let's look at why relationships become staid, because let's face it, if you're bored by your spouse or partner, it i... More..
Food & Drink > Coffee Starbucks on the new culture of coffee: 3 of 26
Despite watching Friends and Frasier for many years, I have never grasped why a coffee shop would provide so many people with a place to sit and pass the time away. This is particularly as the advent of the coffee shop has come much later to the UK than other parts of Europe and North America.In the UK we had caf's where you ... More..
Business > General Management Suggestions for better time management: 2 of 16
Too busy to go on a time management course take 2 minutes to read these tips;1. Keep a listDon't underestimate the value of a well-maintained list of things to do. Differentiate between items that are weekly, monthly and longer but beware of keeping too many lists or you will defeat the purpose of having a central point of re... More..
Jobs & Careers > Office Politics Office etiquette: Respecting others in the workplace: 1 of 8
Office politics, bitchy colleagues, management expectations and maintaining professional standards all have a part to play in displaying office etiquette.When I first worked in an office, I was 18 and straight from school. I did not have a clue about office relationships and within weeks had inadvertently caused open warfare ... More..
Food & Drink > Dining Etiquette Business dining etiquette: 2 of 14
Dining with your boss or work colleagues can be an absolute nightmare and if you don't have the slightest frisson of fear at how you will present yourself, you are either a doyenne of social etiquette or a complete fool.Whether this is the awful Christmas party or a celebratory meal for an excellent performance, pausing to th... More..
Jobs & Careers > Getting Ahead How to tell your boss bad news: 2 of 14
"Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age." Colin Powell had the right idea when he made this comment. There are many ways to deliver bad news, and if you do it well, people will respect the control you have of the situation. However, if you delay, you will make things so much. So if you don't follow any of the advice... More..