What would a smart person say to a supervisor when he or she says, “Thanks for your hard work”?

It is very difficult to get along with a supervisor. You have to be thorough in every aspect, or else you will offend him if you are not careful.

When you are a supervisor, you are almost always dealing with your true self, meaning that you can see what kind of person he is.

If he’s a generous person, that’s fine, but if he’s a very sensitive and mean person, it’s very difficult to get along with him.

How would a smart person respond to a supervisor’s “You’ve been working hard”? Don’t say it’s fine.

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What not to say

Don’t say it’s not hard work, but it should be.

If you answer this way, it will erase the effort you’ve made, and people will discount your efforts and think that you’ve done it easily.

Supervisors will think, “Well, you said you didn’t work hard, so I have nothing to be polite about, you should do it, why should I miss you? I’m not going to be able to do what you need to do.” This is not an…