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Re:Just Wanted to Say Thanks by nmlpx on Sunday December 27, 2020 @04:11PM (#25554290)
In theory that is great. I stopped praising colleagues after I found out that several people behaved as if they owned me afterwards.

Also, I had a manager who would move everyone I praised off the team. He was paranoid about cliques.

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Re:Just Wanted to Say Thanks by corobo on Sunday December 27, 2020 @07:32PM (#25555530)
You don't need to stop complementing, you need to work someplace else

That sounds awful

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Re:Just Wanted to Say Thanks by 6gvONxR4sf7o on Sunday December 27, 2020 @05:09PM (#25554706)
You might need to adjust how you're praising people. A simple earnest slack DM of "thanks for the hand with that thing! i really appreciate you taking the time to do that" will still make people feel great.
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