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Who will teach us good manners in the time of a pandemic? A quick reckoner that will help a lot, and stop you from being a pain to others equally stressed.
Who will teach us good manners in the time of a pandemic? A quick reckoner that will certainly help a lot.
Traditionally, lot of “manners” and “etiquette” has been directed towards social interaction and hence people might think that it is completely OK to abandon that in times of social distancing. This could not be further away from the truth.
If you are like me and believe that life is a ritual and that certain social protocols make it more elegant – or in short, if you would like to be less of a prick during the pandemic, here is your one-stop-guide to good manners.
You are not entitled to anything, not even home delivery.
Sometimes I shock myself when I type down things that I never ever believed must be spelt out.
Now is not the time to yell at delivery personnel or essential workers or pound them about why your favourite brand of milk or curd is unavailable.
Make their work easier by putting down precise delivery address, elaborate lists and clear instructions. Thank them for a no-contact delivery and tip them generously!
Don’t expect onto anyone what you wouldn’t do yourself.
Bitching about someone because they ordered a delicious dessert or a slice of pizza home?
We are in this fight for the long run and at some point, you are going to feel like a slice of pizza or a quick walk around the neighbourhood yourself – instead of making negative remarks about how people are “so stupid”, try and ensure that people follow distancing and hygiene protocols.
No panic mongering, please!
Are you the person who voluntarily texts unsolicited pandemic information in all friends group? I would suggest you reassess your role in their lives. It is important to ask your friends whether they want to be kept in the loop before you send them anything.
Don’t make fun of coping mechanisms.
Some people want to post a lot on social media and some people just want to bury themselves in their work – now is not the time to make smart-ass comments about who thinks they are a chef or an artist – let people cope and deal with grief their own way.
Check on your friends in the most non-intrusive manner possible.
Don’t start your greetings with “Are they pay-cuts in your organization?” or “What happened to your job-offer?” Ensure you are there for your friends only if you are mentally available, and make sure you check on them in a way that doesn’t trigger them.
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A marketing graduate from the Indian School Of Business, Nandhitha is passionate about writing. She loves to write about the world around her and also enjoys dabbling with fiction/poetry. read more...
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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