What should you pay special attention to when eating at the same table with your boss?

If you stay at work for a long time, you will naturally find that there are many opportunities to eat at the same table with leaders. Either to entertain colleagues from other units on behalf of the unit, to receive superiors on behalf of the unit, to contact customers, or to hold banquets to celebrate and thank employees during festivals. No matter what the reason is, it is your honor to have dinner with your boss at the same table, but don’t be too happy too early. The dinner table is a special occasion that can test a person’s self-cultivation. There are many things you cannot do, such as when your boss is picking up food. You turned the disc on the table, and as soon as the leader raised his glass and didn't say anything, you drank it all in one gulp. If you accidentally behave in a way that goes against "common sense", your boss will feel disgraced.

When attending a Chinese banquet, especially when eating at the same table with leaders, you must know what to expect to avoid making mistakes. When accompanying a leader to a meal, whether it is for business or private matters, whether you invite the leader or the leader invites you, you must show consistent respect and appropriate words and deeds.

The test has begun before the chopsticks are moved

Whether it is a casual banquet or an official or business banquet, you must maintain an upright posture, a full mental state and a natural demeanor at the dinner table . First of all, don't sit down before the leader and sit in the upper seat just because the leader says "sit anywhere".

After sitting down, your body should be straight. Do not put your chin with your hand in a contemplative manner, or put your hand on the back of someone else's chair or body. Place your legs and feet under the table and do not straighten them at will to avoid bumping into others and causing disgust or misunderstanding. After sitting down, do not twist your body casually, look around, do not fiddle with cups, dishes, dishes, or get up and move around to make noise. If something happens, you should say hello to the host first.

Before serving food, you can have a proper conversation with the people around you. On the one hand, you can become familiar with the environment, and on the other hand, you can create a harmonious and pleasant atmosphere through conversation. Don't look impatient and looking forward to the food, but continue to behave gracefully. When the food is served, wait for the leader's signal first, and then do it yourself after the guest of honor moves the chopsticks. Your expression should be natural and calm.

Zhao Xian accompanied his boss on a business trip, and the receptionist invited them to a hotel for dinner. After sitting down, but before he started ordering, Zhao Xian was chatting with the boss and the receptionist, but his eyes involuntarily turned to the dining table, glancing at the plastic sign with the name of the signature dish printed on it, his eyes shining brightly. A young man in the reception unit saw the look in Zhao Xian's eyes and wanted to laugh but didn't dare. He quietly touched his colleague with his arm and asked him to look at Zhao Xian. After ordering, the dishes were served one after another. This was a banquet with local characteristics. Many of the dishes were things Zhao Xian had never tasted before, which made him feel itchy. Before using his chopsticks, Zhao Xian tried his best to act politely and generously, but he couldn't help but glance at the dish he wanted to eat from time to time, unable to hide his greed in his eyes. After the business trip, Zhao Xian's eyes and expression at the dinner table became the laughing stock of the reception unit. As soon as Zhao Xian's company was mentioned, the people in the reception unit burst into laughter. Because Zhao Xian made a fool of himself and failed, the boss fired Zhao Xian.

As soon as the dish was carried into the room by the waiter, your eyes began to follow the plate; as soon as the dish was placed on the table, your eyes were staring at it, secretly thinking in your mind Think about what it tastes like. This kind of gluttony is really indecent, making people laugh and despise.

Even if the plate contains your favorite food, or something delicious you have never eaten before, don’t show excessive desire and greed for it. This will make people think you are short-sighted, vulgar and shallow. No one would like to be with such a person, let alone a leader who is picky about hiring people.

You should take the initiative to toast wine and tea. When you see the person next to you that the glass is empty, take the initiative to refill it. When you see someone ordering food or making a request, take the initiative to go to the waiter, etc. This will make the leader think that you are a person who can get things done.

When eating food and drinking wine, be sure not to make mistakes

Let the food be left alone. When dining at the same table with your leaders, you must be cautious at all times. Be sure to wait for the guests and leaders to move their chopsticks before doing so yourself. You can offer food at the dinner table, but you must not take the initiative to pick up food for the leader. If the boss asks you to pick up food for him, be sure to use public chopsticks and spoons, and use appropriate amounts of food and soup. Especially when eating juicy and soft food, you must prevent it from spilling and not getting it everywhere. yes. Do not put your own chopsticks or spoons into the father's dinner plate. Return it correctly after use. When eating food by yourself, take it from the nearest place. When picking up food, make sure no one is turning the table. When turning tables by yourself, make sure no one is picking up food.

When picking dishes from the same plate, don't get ahead of your boss, and don't stretch your arms to reach dishes that are far away from you. There is usually a turntable on the dining table, and it's not too late to pick up dishes when the dishes are in front of you. When picking up dishes, don’t rummage around on the plate and only pick what you like; don’t pick up a bunch of the dishes you like and put them on the small plate in front of you right after you see them; don’t open your mouth wide and devour them like a whirlwind. Special food.

Drink in moderation. If there are other leaders present during the banquet, do not blindly offer a toast to the leader with courtesy, but wait until all leaders present have finished toasting each other. As a subordinate, you can toast to the leader together with other colleagues, but you cannot toast to everyone present alone, as this will take away the leader's face. When toasting to a leader, you should hold the cup with both hands, and the rim of the cup should be lower than the other person's. Drink it up easily, but do not limit the amount of alcohol to the leader. In addition, you should also observe your words and expressions appropriately to ensure a harmonious atmosphere at the dinner table. If the leader doesn't need it, you don't have to take the initiative to drink for the leader. But if you are in an official or business situation, you must adapt to the situation and become the leader to keep the wine away. When clinking glasses with other people, just do it in a clockwise direction.

As soon as Lin Yue came to work at the company, he signed a contract for a large company to place advertisements on the company website for two years, which made the old employees praise him. The vice president of the company admired him so much that he invited Lin Yue to dinner alone one weekend. In the elegant private room, the vice president gave Lin Yue some sincere encouragement and teachings. Lin Yue burst into tears of gratitude and was flattered at the same time. In the initial toast, Lin Yue was still respectful. After a few glasses of wine, Lin Yue felt a little in a state of ecstasy. He said with a stiff tongue: "Mr. Chen, don't worry. I, Lin Yue, have always been prudent in my work. In business, I will only advance and never retreat... If you have anything to do in the future, just ask me... I can't say anything!" Lin Yue always seemed a little drunk, so he stopped drinking and wanted to leave early. Unexpectedly, Lin Yue drank so much that he passed out. He toasted the vice president repeatedly and said forcefully: "Drink! If you don't drink, you are looking down on me! Drink!" The vice president couldn't help but feel a little angry. So I asked the waiter to pay. After paying the bill, Lin Yue smelled of alcohol and was dancing and looking funny. The vice president felt very disappointed when he saw Lin Yue losing his composure and thought: "How can a person who can't help but praise and has no self-control be worth training?" Lin Yue has been in the position of an ordinary salesman since then, and he has not been able to train at all. Forgetting his drunken gaffe, he couldn't understand why the vice president was no longer enthusiastic about him.

The most important thing to note is that when eating and drinking at the same table with the leader, do not get drunk to prevent you from losing your temper or making a gaffe after drinking.