COVID (such a nasty word) robbed me of my creative fiat, but alas it may have returned.
Social etiquette eludes some of us. Rude people generally don't realize (or care) that they are rude people. To that end, a few tips for those that will never use them anyway. If you don't want to be known or regarded as a dick, try these tips.
1) Don't interrupt, especially when someone is telling a joke.
2) Don't be a phone fact checker.
3) Don't be the "one-upper".
4) Actively listen to the person speaking and don't just sit there eagerly waiting to grab the first opportunity to speak.
5) Admit when you are wrong.
6) Don't discuss your finances, good or bad. It's tack, shabby and nobody really cares except you.
7) Don't humble brag. (If you don't know what that is, look it up.)
8) Get off your damn phone when you are speaking to someone.
9) Don't steal someone's story.
10) Don't talk excessively about your job. A funny story, fine. But your work stuff? Literally nobody cares.
There you have it, tips for the ones that need it most but will never use them.
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