08-21-2019, 11:43 AM
Speaking of stories - here's my second best advice: keep your stories to yourself. You have no idea who are you are speaking to. You have no idea of the loyalties and disputes between colleagues that have been perculating for years before you showed up. You might think you're telling a harmless funny tale about some random judge. What you don't know is you just insulted some one's uncle, and they're too polite to tell you - but they are going to remember you as an indiscreet gossip-mongering jerk who has no concept of respect for their peers or their betters.