http://www.onemillionacts.com/blog/kindness-stories/hearing-your-name-means-a-lot Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:10:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.onemillionacts.com/blog/kindness-stories/hearing-your-name-means-a-lot/comment-page-1#comment-1728 Pam Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:13:52 +0000 http://www.onemillionacts.com/blog/?p=104#comment-1728 It really is amazing how using someone's name makes a difference. You wouldn't think it would matter that much, but it really does! I work a part-time job where I wear a name badge and when people comment or call me by name it really makes me feel good... they are seeing "me" and not an empty symbol or a robot employee...it's funny that it makes me feel so good when I'm acknowledged like that, but it does. Since I noticed that I try to reciprocate when I'm dealing with people either on the phone or at a store. I try to at least say, "thanks, Connie, you were so helpful" or something like that. It's the small things that make up the big difference... making that person the tiniest bit happier they will hopefully pass it on to the next person they interact with and it will grow! It's so nice to be more than a number today! It really is amazing how using someone’s name makes a difference. You wouldn’t think it would matter that much, but it really does! I work a part-time job where I wear a name badge and when people comment or call me by name it really makes me feel good… they are seeing “me” and not an empty symbol or a robot employee…it’s funny that it makes me feel so good when I’m acknowledged like that, but it does. Since I noticed that I try to reciprocate when I’m dealing with people either on the phone or at a store. I try to at least say, “thanks, Connie, you were so helpful” or something like that. It’s the small things that make up the big difference… making that person the tiniest bit happier they will hopefully pass it on to the next person they interact with and it will grow! It’s so nice to be more than a number today!

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