MY COWORKER GOT JEALOUS BECAUSE MY AI ASSISTANT THANKED ME MORE THAN SHE DID

i created a polite assistant that ended every completed task by thanking the user. my coworker teased me that the robot appreciated my hard work more than the team did

i joked that perhaps the machine should receive my holiday gifts instead. she replied that maybe the machine could also cover my shifts. within minutes we were debating whether praise from software meant anything

i admitted that automated compliments aren't the same as sincere appreciation, but they can make tools feel nicer to use. she admitted our team probably should recognize one another's work more often

we started sharing a weekly list of genuine accomplishments. the assistant still thanks me whenever i ask for the time