There’s a good time and there’s a bad time to give into temptation. But when it comes to office enticements, do you know when to say no? Take this quick quiz to test your willpower at work.

1. Your boss e-mails you to applaud your work on a recent project. But the truth is, you were so swamped that another coworker had to help you out. You:
   1. Send your boss an e-mail clarifying your collaboration and CC your coworker.
   2. Take his compliment in stride and pat yourself on the back. Way to go!
   3. Thank your coworker for helping you out in a pinch and promise to return the favor next time.
2. While sitting in the break room of your un-air-conditioned office, you see another employee stash a box of lime popsicles in the freezer. You:
   1. Tell yourself the sweating will help you lose weight, anyway.
   2. Make sure the coast is clear, then dig in! Everyone knows that on hot days, anything goes.
   3. Reason that you’ll just bring in cookies next week in exchange for eating a few popsicles today.
3. After discussing strategies with your boss about how to be considered for an upcoming promotion, he whispers seductively that you’ll have to just “get a little creative.” You:
   1. Shake off his suggestive proposal and decide it’d be better to not work as closely with him, anyway.
   2. Drop your boss a series of photocopied prints you’ve proudly titled, “My biggest ass-ets to this company.”
   3. Tell yourself a little flirting never hurt anyone, so smile a little bit bigger when you see him pass by.
4. While meeting with a client who wants to tack on some extra work for your company, they slip you a pair of tickets to the next Phillies home game and repeat that they could really use your help. You:
   1. Return the tickets immediately and tell them you’ll try your best to get the job done quickly.
   2. Pocket the tickets and ask sweetly if there’s anything else they’ll need you to do. Go Phils!
   3. Decide if you go to the game with someone else from work, it pretty much counts as a meeting.
5. You’re sitting in your boss’s office waiting for him to arrive back from another meeting when you notice your name in the subject line of an e-mail on his computer. You:
   1. Pull out your iPhone in the meantime to distract yourself from peeking.
   2. Scoot your chair toward his desk so you can take a closer look!
   3. Avert reading the e-mail, but try to bring it up coyly in your conversation.

Scoring

Mostly A’s
Integrity Agent
Some of your friends may think of you as No-Fun Nancy, but at work, you’re an agent of integrity. Everybody knows you’ve got the willpower to say, “No,” even if it means fessing up to your mistakes. And at the end of the day, you know building up that trust is a lot better than a couple of lime popsicles.

Mostly B’s
Smooth Criminal
Hey, drop those Post-its and put your hands where I can see them! Just because it may be easy to snag a couple of extra office supplies or take a fake “Swine Flu sick day” doesn’t mean you should! You know that little voice inside your head that’s supposed to be policing your actions? Try listening to it next time. It’ll pay off in the long run—promise.

Mostly C’s
Tightrope Walker
Wow, you sure know how to walk the fine line between saying yes and saying no to temptation. But even though it may be fun to tightrope walk around the office drama, you need to make sure your circus act doesn’t come crashing down one day. The next time your find yourself rationalizing your way out of a touchy topic, think again. There’s probably a good reason for your second thoughts.