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How to behave in lifts: an office guide

Life in an elevator

A man waitiing for the lift, which is full of people.
Illustration: Paul Blow

Congratulations on joining our internship programme. For most of you this is your first experience of the workplace, and with that in mind we have prepared a guide to office etiquette. Other chapters cover what to wear (more), when to use emojis (less) and when to speak in meetings (it depends).

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