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What is goodwill at work? What are some examples of goodwill where you work (for you personally, and in your community)? As a worker, is it part of your responsibility to support your employer, and goodwill efforts that your employer undertakes?

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Goodwill at work is being friendly, helpful, and cooperative. It is being positive towards fellow employees and pleasant to be around. At my work, there are some people who exude goodwill, doing simple things like greeting others with a cheery "good morning", holding open the door, offering to help carry items to a meeting, or in general, being pleasant to be around. These are the folks that may step in and help on a big project, but these are also folks that are just plain nice. In ...

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