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Miss Manners: The interviewer created a confusing situation for a student

Dear Miss Manners: A student at the university where I teach part-time was invited to a job interview over lunch. The ...

Miss Manners: Why do people not bother learning rules that are about them?

Also, Miss Manners would think that a teacher would have a more complex understanding of rules. If your university has a law ...

Miss Manners: Was this interviewer being fair to this student with this test?

Dear Miss Manners: A student at the university where I teach part-time was invited to a job interview over lunch. The ...

Miss Manners: A student was rejected for a job because of where he placed his napkin

A student at the university where I teach was invited to a job interview over lunch. The interviewer staged a call to the ...

Miss Manners: Does anybody know what you’re supposed to call a former president?

But in the cases you cite, Miss Manners’ distinguished predecessors are approaching the parked napkin question in practical ...
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Not a job interview so much as a trap

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A student at the university where I teach part-time was invited to a job interview over lunch. Our student folded his napkin loosely and placed it on the table to the left of his ...

Miss Manners: How harsh can we judge people on rules when experts disagree?

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, gentlereader@missmanners.com; ...

Miss Manners: The job interviewer staged an etiquette test, and I think it was unfair

A student at the university where I teach was invited to a job interview over lunch. The interviewer staged a call to the ...

Miss Manners: What borders should determine proper titles for former leaders?

Dear Miss Manners: I have read that the proper honorific for public officials depends on the exclusivity of the office. For ...

Miss Manners: A napkin was the reason a student missed out on a job opportunity

But in the cases you cite, Miss Manners’ distinguished predecessors are approaching the parked napkin question in practical ...

Miss Manners: Which titles do people get to keep even when they lose the job?

But in the cases you cite, Miss Manners’ distinguished predecessors are approaching the parked napkin question in practical terms: Which placement is the least offensive to othe ...

Miss Manners: Should napkin etiquette be deciding a young person’s employment?

But in the cases you cite, Miss Manners’ distinguished predecessors are approaching the parked napkin question in practical ...