45. Don’t Kill Your Career with Your Fork
People can get nervous when dining for business. And for good reason. You don’t want to blow a deal or a job offer based on your dining manners. To help people in my etiquette classes remember what not to do with their utensils, I created these four examples:
1. Waving William: You wave your hands around with your utensils in them when you are talking at the table. Beware—the food on the utensils may go flying toward your neighbor!
2. Finger-Pusher Fran: You want to eat every last bite so you use your finger to help push food onto your fork. The days of the “clean plate club” are over. If you can’t get the food onto your fork without using your finger, leave it on the plate. Or eat Continental style. ...
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