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[*] If you’re unsure of anything, ask. Remember the only stupid question is the one that isn’t asked.
[*] Find out your work hours. Arriving late and leaving early probably won’t win you any points
[*] Find out what people would like you to call them. It may not be right for you to call the mods by their nickname!
[*] Find out how to let the mods or administrator know if you’re sick or not coming in to work. Do they prefer to speak to you in a phone call? Or is it okay to send a text?
[*] Check your clothing, footwear or uniform requirements
[*] Find out if you need to wear an ID badge or security pass or carry a security key.
[*] Remember confidentiality. Some information is ‘for the forum only’.
[*] Watch out for the office gossip or politics.
[*] Find out about tea breaks and rest breaks.
[*] Find out your forum’s smoking policy and obey the laws about smoking in the forum.
[*] Find out which areas are smoking zones.
[*] Find out which areas are eating zones.
[*] Find out if you need to wash up your own lunch or tea things (most forums have an unwritten rule: ‘you make a mess, you clean it up’). Find out about the tea room roster.
[*] Find out if you should bring your own mug and even your own tea, coffee, sugar or milk. Maybe there’s a tea fund or coffee club you can contribute to.
[*] Check which office equipment is okay to use. If you need to borrow anything from anyone, make sure your return it how you found it.
[*] Find out if your forum has rules about using your iPod, playing computer games or surfing the net.
[*] Find out if your forum has rules about making or receiving private phone calls, using your mobile or texting while you’re at work.
[*] Make sure your chatting doesn’t distract your co-posters.
[*] If you share an office or work area, ask your co-posters before you change things around.
[*] Find out if there is a locker, drawer or cupboard to store your personal belongings while you’re at work.
[*] If you’re tidying up, don’t throw anything out without checking if it’s important or not. You might also check where it should be filed, stored or properly disposed of.
[*] Ask if it’s okay for your family or friends to visit your forum, and how they
should do so.
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