Definition of coworker

Some coworkers make the calendar less bleak, the deadline less weird, or the meeting recap actually useful. Start with one example, then make it sound like your person.

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Coworker definition examples

These examples are made for work friends, team shout-outs, goodbye notes, promotions, thank-yous, and small appreciation messages that do not sound corporate.

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Coworker

/KOH-wur-ker/ noun

  1. A work person who makes meetings, deadlines, and shared confusion easier.
  2. The coworker title Avery earns by translating the meeting after the meeting.

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Avery is the coworker who can summarize a meeting with one face.

For the person who makes deadlines less strange.

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Brilliant

/BRIL-yuhnt/ adjective

  1. Exceptionally smart, bright, talented, or clear.
  2. The spark Sam adds when the obvious answer is not quite good enough.

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"Brilliant," they said, because Sam had already made the hard part look simple.

For the teammate whose good ideas keep showing up.

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Kind

/KYND/ adjective

  1. Gentle, helpful, and careful with people.
  2. How Morgan turns small care into something people remember.

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Morgan makes kind feel specific, like a text at the right time.

For a coworker who notices what would help.

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Hilarious

/hi-LAIR-ee-us/ adjective

  1. Very funny, often before the room is ready for it.
  2. The official word for Jordan when the group chat cannot recover.

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Jordan said one hilarious thing and the group chat lost structure.

For the person who can rescue a meeting with one line.

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How to define a great coworker

A good coworker definition should sound like something from the actual workday: the clean handoff, the calm Slack message, the deadline save, or the joke that made the meeting survivable.

Use a coworker definition card when you want a quick appreciation message for a teammate, work bestie, manager, mentor, or person who made the project easier.

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