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| It is often said that politeness costs nothing. In fact,__1__ hearing the phrase "thank you" or "well done" means the same to employees as a modest pay __2__, researchers say. Praise and encouragement also __3__ employees more likely to work hard and stay in their jobs, saving on the cost of finding __4__. A third of 1,000 workers __5__ said they did not get thanked at all when they did well, and a(n) __6__ third said they were not thanked enough. In both __7__, the employees said they felt __8__, meaning they were less likely to be __9__ to their jobs and were more likely to look for employment elsewhere. According to the survey, praising employees has the same __10__ as a 1 percent pay rise, and works out much __11__ for bosses. Three out of four employees said that regular __12__ by their bosses was important to them, __13__ only a quarter said they were actually given as much praise __14__ they felt they needed. Those doing manual(体力的)jobs were less likely to be given any __15__ for doing well. Scottish employees felt __16__ undervalued, eight out of ten saying they would like more praise. However, workers in the northeast are less __17__ by being buttered up by the boss, as only 69 percent said they felt the __18__ to be told "well done" regularly. The research found that words of praise did more than __19__ a pleasant place to work-they could __20__ increase profits. | |||
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