The vocabulary of encouragement

Great job. Nice work. Way to go. Crushing it. Killing it. You’re a rock star. Above and beyond. Home run. Knocked it out of the park.

American workplace praise is loud, frequent and borrowed largely from sport. The register is the same whether the achievement was substantial or routine — which is what makes the absence of it noticeable.

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