 ½ EagleBrain ♥ Creeperdoodle ♥ Raven Dor ♥ Berry ♥ ½ Team House Elf
Emily gave a nod at his thanks, though she didn't feel she deserved it. It was her role to support her employees... so, unless she was going above and beyond the call of duty, she didn't like to acknowledge or receive praise. It made people needy, seem weaker, it reduced standards and minimised expectations... but she didn't correct him, didn't give him a spiel on the topic... she took it in stride. He likely said it to be polite anyway, social conventions and all.
"Excellent," she added as an afterthought, watching him leave her office. It was now that she realised she'd done well with getting rid of the multitude of chairs. People seemed less inclined to stick around, that, or they were indeed more motivated by their work than she had previously thought. Both good things.
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