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 (DIR) Post #AUHLiyL7pHvXcYaj5M by tek@freeradical.zone
       2023-04-03T15:19:07Z
       
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       I told our bus line that our driver did an especially great job one day recently. They replied:“Thank you for your comments regarding the operator, that was challenging day to due to the Marathon held that day, there were plenty of detours.  Glad to hear the operator did a good job on that day, operator will receive a commendation for an outstanding job.”Let people know when they’ve done a good job, too, OK?
       
 (DIR) Post #AUHLrppEqrDlovu1k8 by otto@hackers.town
       2023-04-03T15:20:05Z
       
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       @tek 100% this. It can literally save someone's ass at review time during a down economy too.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUHMBLGgAmXOq92Vrk by slothrop@chaos.social
       2023-04-03T15:22:04Z
       
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       @tek Exactly. Praise is so powerful!At work, when a colleague has done something especially well, I usually write a thank-you mail to them, and cc their manager.It’s certainly appreciated.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUHMXPI3tmU9gaCvwm by tek@freeradical.zone
       2023-04-03T15:24:46Z
       
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       @otto Could be. And he was the kind of driver you want them all to be like.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUHMpjBcfEKGbZvpcu by tek@freeradical.zone
       2023-04-03T15:30:07Z
       
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       @slothrop We have a public praise channel. Thank you for reminding me to use it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUHNZHRY912Nsl6QWO by otto@hackers.town
       2023-04-03T15:39:32Z
       
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       @tek Yeah, I doubt there's a lack of bus driver demand. I'm just thinking of a time back in the bad days of dotcom when a manager had to make a keep/layoff decision and the thing that flipped their decision was positive reviews from customers on support cases.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUHiPqLPcuJsGdZbXM by pgcommunication@vis.social
       2023-04-03T19:32:44Z
       
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       @tek I've learned to be very careful offering such praise: some businesses are so broken that ANY feedback about an employee is automatically registered as a complaint.  When in doubt, it's best to seek out the employee's manager rather than corporate headquarters.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUHimSTiWg0SuOF280 by tek@freeradical.zone
       2023-04-03T19:37:11Z
       
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       @pgcommunication That's a good point, and a real disk. And lots of organizations only have a complaint mechanism with no way to give kudos.