Positive personality trait
Good-natured
Kind, cheerful, and patient in manner.
3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Takes teasing in good part and laughs at their own mistakes.
- Is slow to take offense and quick to forgive.
- Stays friendly and patient when things go wrong.
Fits when a person is friendly and slow to take offense
Not when good nature becomes letting others take advantage
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
There is no resume line for this one: a temperament is hard to evidence on paper. A reference from someone who worked beside you says it better.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is good-natured: on [long shifts or hard projects], they kept their temper and their humor, and the team leaned on that more than they knew.
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Report card comment [Name] is good-natured, takes setbacks in good spirits, and is kind when others make mistakes.
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In a story, shown not told The cake slid off the plate and onto the floor. He looked at it, looked at his guests, and said, 'Well, who wants ice cream?'
The good-natured goalkeeper laughed off the teasing about his bright orange gloves.
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