The Wall Street Journal’s quiz on office manners stoked much debate and some grousing about what’s polite behavior in the ...

Good manners occasionally need to be refreshed. In workplaces everywhere, that refresher couldn’t come sooner.

"Nobody really wants to buy these things, but you always feel obligated, especially when the boss is standing right there!" ...

Miss Manners: Why would someone refuse a surprise vacation? Now I can’t get a refund. Miss Manners: My co-workers don’t seem to realize what I do for a living Miss Manners: I’m uncomfortable about the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work at a nonprofit that prides itself on being all-volunteer, with no boss. Decisions are made at monthly meetings. Having worked 35 years at a job with bosses, I understand that ...

Ahead of Labor Day, we’re taking a look at workplace etiquette. As more companies make workers return to the office, it can sometimes feel like they’re bringing home life with them. Business etiquette ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work at a nonprofit that prides itself on being all-volunteer, with no boss. Decisions are made at monthly meetings. Having worked 35 years at a job with bosses, I understand that ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am employed at a local department store where my primary position is in the dressing room. I check the number of items taken into each room, then I button, zip and hang up items ...

Someone cutting a steak with a knife and fork - Denys Poliakov/Shutterstock These days, the words "etiquette" and "manners" are used more or less interchangeably. Maybe etiquette is seen as a fancier ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received an invitation for a work-sponsored event. The invitation states: “To help us minimize our ...

Miss Manners: Is it narcissistic to hang a portrait of myself in my home? Miss Manners: I gave her rides to places. Must I entertain her, too? Miss Manners: My child was a bad friend, and I don’t know ...

Miss Manners: Criticizing someone’s children can be a minefield. What do I do? Miss Manners: Don’t tell me what to do. I know the rules. Miss Manners: The women are having fun picking on the bride ...