I have always tried hard to treat my coworkers with respect, and have done my best to teach what I know to anyone that wants to learn. I believe I have a gift to understand complicated technical concepts, and help others understand them as well. Last week I spent a few minutes working on some issues with a coworker. I didn’t think too much of it at the time, I was just glad I was not interrupted and was able to be of assistance. I just wanted to share a snippet of an email this coworker sent me this week:

Just a few things in case I haven’t mentioned them lately…

…thanks for taking the time out to teach me things. I am very interested to learn all this new stuff, and feel very fortunate to be able to learn from you. I like the way you explain things and you never make me feel like an idiot. Don’t let me talk over you or go off on one of my tangents when you’re telling me things…I don’t want to miss out on that ONE little vital piece of information.

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Compared to the tone and content of most messages I receive, getting an email like this just makes my day and helps me deal with all the stress of the job.