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7 Reasons to Say Good Morning to Your Co-Workers
 Joe and Stacey work next to each other. They sit no more than five feet apart.Even though they often arrive at workbefore the rest of the team, there's nocommunication between them.Only silence.No morning greeting. Noacknowledgement that they are sharingthe same office oxygen.Saying 'good morning' should not be difficult. Yet, there's an increasingtrend, almost a rebellion, against saying these two simple words to ourco-workers. It's not like we're required to salute, bow, kneel orcurtsey. Even a casual nod and mumble would be a lot better than thenothing that's now occurring at far too many work sites.Don't become part of this alarming trend. Experience the power of 'good morning.'
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It maintains the standards of basic civility that we're all entitled toat work. Like 'please' and 'thank you', these two little words also go along way towards improving communication and the overallatmosphere.
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’Good morning’ humanizes our co-workers. We're real people, not just cogs in a pointlessly spinning wheel. Show some humanity.
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Provides for a more democratic environment, where everyone fromthe CEO to the mail clerk get to share in a friendly two-secondexchange.
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It’s quick (and relatively painless). If it is painful, you shouldprobably be looking for a new job or scheduling some time for someserious self-reflection.
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It’s free.
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Acknowledging the mere presence of someone is interpersonalcommunications 101. Don’t YOU want to be noticed? You might tellyourself otherwise, but at the end of the day, we all want to be
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