Playing ill-humored pranks on your co-worker. Letting your generosity get the best of you when you decide to create a page for your boss on match.com. Altering your resume.

Although we can always turn to a “Career Etiquette for Dummies”-esque textbook to tell us what behavior to embrace and avoid in the office setting, we may not have to look further than contemporary films to learn a few of the basics.

Dummies Rule #1: Honesty is key.

Television Show: Suits

Mike Ross is in quite the pickle. He’s working at one of New York City’s top-notch law firms, a job he landed with his wits but also with one increasingly hard-to-keep lie. To most of his co-workers at Pearson Hardman, he is a Harvard Law School graduate, just as everyone else in the room. But to senior partner Harvey Specter, Ross is really a college dropout with a vast knowledge of law.

Now, Specter and Ross have to work twice as hard to keep the secret from the other lawyers at the firm. And while watching a dramedy about lies, deceit and a heightened version of legal profession may have true entertainment value, it would be unfortunate to have to go through. Take a tip from Ross’ experience and be honest.

Dummies Rule #2: Do dress accordingly.

Film: The Devil Wears Prada

Avoid the wrath of Miranda. If you recall Miranda’s dismissive look when she sees Andrea for the first time — a young, scraggly girl wearing black dress pants, a button-up and a lilac sweater vest—you also know that she followed it up with a, “You have no style or sense of fashion.”

Especially if you are meeting with your potential boss for the first time, be sure to dress appropriately. When applying for a business job, wear business apparel. If interviewed to work at a fashion company, wear a well-coordinated outfit. What you wear demonstrates part of the reason why are you are fit or equally unfit for the position.

Dummies Rule #3: Do have a rational amount of fun.

Television Show: The Office

Remember how much you laughed when Jim Jell-Oed Dwight’s stapler? In theory, a prank like that is priceless. But unless your co-worker is your younger sibling and your boss loves April Fools’ Day, you might not want to try that in your office. However, after gaining a certain level of comfort with the peers you work with, having some fun may be permissible.

A study from the Journal of American Medical Association demonstrated that surgeons working in a laboratory better performed and completed tasks when there was music playing in the background. Perhaps a distraction from work once in a while might result in increased work productivity.

Dummies Rule #4: Do not forget to visit Paradise Falls.

Animated Film: Up

You workaholic. While it’s wonderful that you are earning that Employee of the Month award, the complementary bonus check and the envy of your co-workers that comes with it, have you even had a chance to check out your personal life? Do it now.

If you’ve always wanted to marvel at the Louvre in person, there is still time to purchase your plane ticket. We can get so caught up in piles of work and making sure everything goes according to plan that, just as 78-year-old Carl almost did, we might miss Paradise Falls. Do not let work keep you from missing the main attraction.

Lyanne is a sophomore in Media and can be reached at [email protected].