The Daily Stat: We Could Be Better at Giving Thanks

 

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November 28, 2013 We Could Be Better at Giving Thanks Although people say they want to be thanked more often at work, fewer than 50% of Americans polled for the John Templeton Foundation, a philanthropic organization, reported that they would be very likely to thank salespeople, their mail carriers, or cleaning crews, and just 15% express daily gratitude to friends or colleagues. 74% never or rarely express gratitude to their bosses—but 70% said they'd feel better about themselves if their bosses were more grateful. SOURCE: How Grateful Are Americans?

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