‘She’s taken it upon herself to treat every package like it’s her business’: Receptionist continually opens employees' packages and tapes them back together to cover her tracks, so the employees report her to HR and she gets off with a slap on the wrist

The digital age has bred information-obsessed individuals who must know everything about anything, all the time. Now, I'm not talking about a niche Wikipedia obsession—I'm talking about putting their noses where they don't belong. That is, in everyone's business.

In an office setting, you'd expect your colleagues to be on their best behavior at all times. If they're not careful, they might risk write-ups, suspension, or at worst, termination. The last thing you want is to be fired for a lack of self-awareness in an environment you're supposed to kind of always be on your toes in. The corporate lifestyle ain't fun, but it's what we have to do to stay afloat.

What comprises no-no behavior? For starters, you want to keep your hands to yourself—that's a given. You probably don't want to make jokes about your coworkers, because your sense of humor might not be received in the way you think it will. Most importantly, though, you probably don't want to open your colleagues' personal mail. Not only will that get you fired, but it could also land you in jail…

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