Why You Should Be Nice To People At Work

A bit of unexpected wisdom from Miss J. Alexander, a runway model coach that is best known for his appearances on America's Next Top Model, on why you should be nice to people on the job:

The worst habit a model could have is not being polite to the people that they’re working with, and not respecting them or the job.

Some girls come into the job and don’t have a nice attitude towards the people that they’re working with. When you create great harmony at work, everyone gets the job done. I think a model should be able to come in and feel comfortable and make people feel comfortable around her.

** HEADSLAP **

I have never once thought about trying to create great harmony at work. I've tried to be nice to balance my tendency to be scarily analytical, but the scope of my ambition was merely to put individuals at ease. A greater harmony, though, is what I think we all seek on the job, which is the precursor of the flow state where everything's going great and humming along. Must reflect on this more.