Personal Finance Daily: Keep your clothes on at the holiday office party

Personal Finance Daily DECEMBER 13, 2011 Keep your clothes on at the holiday office party By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: Keep your clothes on and other holiday office-party tips Hiring plans strongest since '08 Please turn off all electronic devices. Really. Best cities for business Keep your clothes on, don't get drunk ... You'd think this advice about how — and how not — to behave at the office holiday party would be obvious. But surprisingly, people lose their perspective sometimes. In her On the Job column today, Ruth Mantell says that sometimes workers hear the word "party" and think it's an opportunity to let go. But work parties are, in fact, work so it's important to maintain professional conduct. Also in today's Personal Finance coverage on MarketWatch, Jeanette Pavini takes a straightforward look at why you really should turn off your electronic devices when your airplane is taking off or landing, no matter how famous you are or how addictive that game is. — Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal Finance Keep your clothes on and other holiday office-party tips At the office holiday party this year, do share an interesting tidbit with the head of your company. But don't celebrate with too much drinking. Read more: Keep your clothes on and other office-party tips. Hiring plans strongest since '08: Manpower Hiring plans are ticking higher for the first quarter of 2012, reaching the strongest pace since 2008, though uncertainly is also up and employers are proceeding at a moderate and cautious pace, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook survey released Tuesday. Read more: Hiring plans strongest since '08. Please turn off all electronic devices. Really. You've probably wondered if you really need to turn your portable electronic devices off where you're flying and what the reason is. I spoke with the people whose ability to do their job is effected by it — the pilots themselves — and found out they take this very seriously. Here's why. Read more: Please turn off all electronic devices. Really. Cats gone wild ... on Twitter During an innocent foray into pet tweeting, tech columnist Therese Poletti uncovers a bizarro world of tweeting pets, including a popular cat with 1.4 million followers and the even funnier CatFoodBreath. Read more: Cats gone wild ... on Twitter. BEST CITIES FOR BUSINESS Washington tops Best Cities for Business The capital sports plenty of companies large and small, a strong economy, low jobless rates and, of course, a huge governmental infrastructure to lean on. Read more: Washington tops Best Cities for Business. New Orleans business: Most improved in 2011 Once the worst city in MarketWatch survey, New Orleans picks itself up and shoots into the top third for 2011. Read more: New Orleans business: Most improved in 2011. California, Florida, Ohio cities in Bottom 10 The Bottom 10 in MarketWatch's survey of Best Cities for Business is dominated by three regions — inland California, southwest Florida and parts of Ohio. Read more: California, Florida, Ohio cities in Bottom 10. Best cities for business, in pictures See the top 10 cities leading MarketWatch's annual survey of business conditions around the nation. See photos: Best cities for business. ECONOMY & POLITICS U.S. retail sales rise slightly in November American consumers spent their money in November at the slowest rate in five months, suggesting the economy might not grow quite as fast as expected in the fourth quarter. Read more: U.S. retail sales rise slightly in November. Resolution, not redemption, for Wall Street If there is a winner from Tuesday's settlements it is probably Morgan Stanley, which desperately needs cash, not necessarily to boost its bottom line, but to assuage market doubts about the bank and brokerage's capital. Read more: Resolution, not redemption, for Wall Street. Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2011 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111