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If you are traveling on federal govt business (but not an actual employee of federal govt), some hotels may still give you the per diem rate (for example, if you will be reimbursed by federal govt). ...

Usually a work ID showing that you work for the federal government is sufficient. Or a letter stating that you are on federal govt business with your state driver's license?

You can call the...

So I met this guy at work (he doesn't work there, but was doing some work for us). We got to talking while waiting for my boss to show up and we made a bet about something (whoever lost would have...

Well, we are not allowed to get more filing cabinets or lateral files - they have to match the ones that the dept bought, and they have to be lined up against the walls - not in the cubicles (so...

I'm moving to a cubicle soon and I was wondering what stuff (e.g. files) could I leave out on the top of my desk? Obviously, nothing confidential like payroll stuff, account summaries, expense...

Thanks for the replies. I don't plan on staying at this job forever, but I've been a cubicle before (for a few years) and find it really distracting. I just can't tune people out.

Anyway, after...

This is probably a redundant question because I can guess what most people will tell me... but anyway-

I'm an assistant for a professor in a university. We were going to move into new offices...

I think my mom took a similar test (for a clerical/typist position). You sit at the computer (obviously ^_^) and they test your knowledge of Microsoft Office software (namely Excel and Word). You...

Well, we took a look inside my old Win 2000 computer and apparently, the NIC is integrated with the motherboard (or something like that - the only things that were removable were the sound and video...

I have two old computers that run Windows 98 (an IBM on First Edition and a Compaq on Second Edition). I also have a Dell on XP and an Apple Powerbook, which I have connected to my home network.
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This is very common in households in Taiwan and some Asian-American households in the US. I would provide slippers to wear for the safety precautions that you mentioned (slipping on wood floors,...

I work in a university, and I've heard professors' voicemails where they state that the best way to reach them is by email. Some voicemail boxes don't even allow you to leave a voicemail... but I...

I would just be polite/courteous, answer their questions vaguely (without sounding vague) and leave it at that. I don't think this happens much at our office (though there is starting to be staffers...