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4 Ways to Show Appreciation in the Workplace

Thanksgiving in America is coming up this week, a perfect time to start thinking about showing appreciation and thanks to coworkers in the lab or in the workplace. Even outside of the United States, as we approach the end of a tumultuous year, it would do us all good to contemplate how best to show those around us that we are thankful. It is in times such as these that coming together with the people around you can make all the difference. Even the smallest of gestures can let those around us know that we are all in this together, and our colleagues can sometimes be left out in favor of closer family and friends. Let us try and show everyone in our lives, even if currently we only get to see them over the occasional Zoom call, that we appreciate them being there.

With the current safety guidelines still in place across most of the globe, a friendly hug or handshake, which may have seemed appropriate way back in 2019, now much to be eschewed for other methods of showing thanks. While gift-giving is an excellent way of showing appreciation, financial setbacks during the year potentially rule it out, so we must look for other methods…