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For more than forty years, Judith Martin has inspired the world with advice on etiquette excellence, proper behavior, and codes of conduct through her critically acclaimed newspaper column, __iss Manners._ In an interview for her book, Miss Manners Minds Your Business, Mrs. Martin reminds us that __hen you go to work, you want a degree of professionalism which does not involve hearing about all of the sordid details of a person__ love life. We are not necessarily all friends, but have a job that needs to be done. A work friend is not always a social friend. One requires distance while the other embraces intimacy.
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For more than forty years, Judith Martin has inspired the world with advice on etiquette excellence, proper behavior, and codes of conduct through her critically acclaimed newspaper column, __iss Manners._ In an interview for her book, Miss Manners Minds Your Business, Mrs. Martin reminds us that __hen you go to work, you want a degree of professionalism which does not involve hearing about all of the sordid details of a person__ love life. We are not necessarily all friends, but have a job that needs to be done. A work friend is not always a social friend. One requires distance while the other embraces intimacy.

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