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Florence Isaacs's Blog – August 2009 Archive (1)
Condolences from the Group
Q. A colleague’s elderly mother just died, and I wonder if it’s appropriate to route a sympathy card to the entire department so people can express their condolences. I’m also thinking of asking about making a donation in the mother’s name. What’s the proper etiquette in a situation like this?
A. Ordinarily, people should send their own individual condolence cards or notes. But this is different because some…
Added by Florence Isaacs on August 17, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment
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