Hmm, I’m not sure that there is that much of a difference between saying someone is a “good worker” vs. saying that they do “good work”. I agree in the general case what people really are looking for is their identity to be validated, but I don’t know how often people actually identify as “workers”. In contrast, I suspect most people would prefer to be told that they are “valued members of the team”, rather than just being told that they, “do good work”.
Nonetheless, I did find this post useful. It’s one thing to know in the abstract that the purpose of statements is often not to communicate facts or make factual claims, it’s quite another to put that in concrete examples.
Hmm, I’m not sure that there is that much of a difference between saying someone is a “good worker” vs. saying that they do “good work”. I agree in the general case what people really are looking for is their identity to be validated, but I don’t know how often people actually identify as “workers”. In contrast, I suspect most people would prefer to be told that they are “valued members of the team”, rather than just being told that they, “do good work”.
Nonetheless, I did find this post useful. It’s one thing to know in the abstract that the purpose of statements is often not to communicate facts or make factual claims, it’s quite another to put that in concrete examples.