Ask Stupid Questions Early

Group of businesspeople hiding their faces behind question mark signs at officeLate queries give a poor impression.

By Ed Mendlowitz
Call Me Before You Do Anything: The Art of Accounting

One time I was working for about a month at a client who was a stockbroker. Throughout the office were signs that said P&S with arrows.

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When I got started on the account, I did not pay much attention to the signs. Instead I concentrated on learning what to do and then doing it. After a couple of weeks I looked at one of the signs and had no idea what it meant, never coming across anything referring to it.