Positive character trait
Decent
Good, fair and kind in how one treats people, as a matter of course.
3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Treats people fairly whether or not anyone is watching.
- Does the ordinary right thing without wanting credit: returns a call, shares bad news early, pays on time.
- Will not join in when others mock or exclude someone.
Fits when someone treats people fairly and kindly as a matter of course
Not when decent would read as 'adequate', as in a decent salary or a decent effort
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
There is no resume line for this one: decent on a resume reads as 'adequate', the word's other meaning. Let a reference say it.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is a decent person in the full sense: when [a colleague was struggling or a client was treated badly], they made sure that person was treated fairly, without being asked.
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Report card comment [Name] treats classmates fairly and kindly, and stands up for anyone who is being left out.
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In a story, shown not told The shop had already closed when he found the wallet. He drove across town to return it and would not take the twenty dollars she offered.
A decent manager told the team about the closure before the rumor reached them.
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