maleficent

I think i am generous with praise, and it is always heartfelt (for as much of a heart as I have)

With work, and that's really where most of my interactions with people are, if someone has done something to improve the quality of my life, or my experience, they will always get a thank you, and i will tell them how it helped me - it's not necessarily a good job - but meaningful thank yous go a long way as far as i'm concerned...

I don't take praise well at all because 99 percent of the time i think i'm being snowed or the person has ulterior motives... my former boss was notorious for that - he'd give you a compliment for something then when you weren't looking do something (generally send you to siberia or some other awful client - or give you a project that he doesn't want to do because it's tedious) to forget the praise.

I realize that the people I praise are "just doing their job", but it helps me out in some way, so i'd never not say thank you.. I've worked with others who beleive that their paycheck is thanks enough, and well ... that just seems pretty cold to me...

Regular every day praise? Eh- most of the time i brush it off - i can find the good in anyone- and find something to compliment about anyone.... but i have an impossible time doing it for myself...

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