Office decor, alpha males and articling hell

A round-up of the best of Bar Code
A round-up of the best of Bar Code

Photo by Werwin15Sandra’s on vacation. She’ll return with a new edition of Bar Code on Monday, July 11. In the meantime, here’s a sampling of the best from her column’s archives.

It’s your office, not your living room
Dec. 6, 2010

In her first column for Precedent, Sandra expounds on the niceties of office decoration, and ‘fesses up to a few of her own indiscretions.

Gorillas in our midst
Jan. 24, 2011

“Like it or not,” Sandra writes, “alpha-maleness remains a valuable commodity in today’s corporate workplace.” She offers a few tips on how to deal with the primates in your working life.

Toxic articling
Mar. 21, 2011

Maybe you’ve only heard stories, or maybe it happened to you. But it’s a fact: some articling experiences are (much, much) better than others. Sandra provides some perspective on what to do if you find yourself in a bad one.


Sandra Rosier is a former Supreme Court of Canada clerk who has worked at large firms in Toronto and Boston. Having come to her senses, Sandra currently works as a tax advisor at a Toronto-based organization. Her etiquette column for lawyers appears every other Monday at lawandstyle.ca. Got a question for Sandra? Email us.

Photo by Werwin15