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By Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com Guide to Career Planning

Looking for Stories About Nice Co-Workers

Monday November 2, 2009

I had the tv coverage of the NYC Marathon on while I was doing some work around the house yesterday and I heard a reporter talking about a female runner who was running alongside her injured competitor. That struck me as a great act of kindness and said a lot about that runner. It made me think about what our actions toward our co-workers say about us.

The runners are clearly competitors, yet one found it in her heart to support the other. How often do we hear stories of uncivil behavior in the workplace in spite of the fact that, unlike the two marathon runners, co-workers are supposed to be on the same team? Too often! I'm sure there are many instances of co-workers being nice to each other, but unfortunately we don't hear about it. Those stories may not be as interesting as the bad ones, but they sure are uplifting. Brighten everyone's day and tell us What Is the Nicest Thing a Co-Worker Has Ever Done For You?

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