What's the nicest thing a teacher/boss/professor has ever said to you?

[Farang]

Got accused of cheating in English class. The professor couldn't find a flaw in it. That made me feel pretty good.

 

[nageov3t]

when I quit my last job, my boss said "it's about time you got out of this dump. you deserve to make a lot more than we can pay."

 

[Rogodin2]

My wife hung that paper with her notes of praise on the refrigerator like I was a grade-school kid with an A paper!

Well-you're learning and moving foward BD! I went back 5 months ago for Server 2003 training and I forgot how much I enjoyed college

We should not be ****** around though-buying books

Rogo

 

[eLiu]

I was taking a programming class, and I was doing so well that the Professor asked me to become a TA while I was *still in the class*. Granted the TA group was understaffed, but still. I got a real kick out of that... naturally I happily accepted the offer. (But she wouldn't exempt me from exams!) It actually meant I had to work harder b/c I had to finish the psets early so I knew what was going on while holding office hours (the other TAs got solutions ).

And for backhanded compliments... I took real analysis my freshman year. That was the hardest course I've ever touched--I got a B, which I'm still very proud of. At the end of finals, the professor emailed the class saying we could go to his office to get our grades & pick up our exams. When he told me my grade, he was like "you earned a B--good job! I was actually expecting you to fail/drop this course. Nice work," or something to that effect. (Background: I struggled a lot--was one of those kids who always showed up at office hours and still didn't do that well, haha.)

 

[Hyperlite]

"You have an EXCELLENT thesis."

college, thats pretty much it. got a couple 4 more years though

 

[Cabages]

Excellent potential was put on my report card.

Various people at my work didnt want me to quit/wanted me to work with them at a new store.

 

[SlitheryDee]

"With your work ethic, you should be able to get a job anywhere...else".

 

[Alone]

"It smells like pot over here."

 

[ChaoZ]

"This is one of the best essay I've ever read."

 

[gamepad]

"This paper is late; I can't accept it."

 

[DainBramaged]

She asked me to come home with her so I could "babysit."

 

[Bateluer]

"If you ever need a recommendation letter, I'd be glad to write one for you!"

Never did take her up on that offer, it was my Junior year of HS.

 

[dafatha00]

You work is getting less sh!tty.

 

[pontifex]

"you have a purty mouth."


lol...

seriously though, i can't remember. my reviews in the past were always pretty good.

i just remembered - i've had several co-workers tell me they'd rather come to me for IT problems than my boss. Even the wife of the company president said the same thing (she works there too).

I even believe the president said the same thing to me one day.

 

[TecHNooB]

"When I saw that you started out your paper with a quote by Albert Camus, I thought nothing could go wrong... and I was right!"

 

[tfinch2]

(as she buttons up her shirt) "That'll move you up to a B, at best"

 

[hdeck]

during a summer job "don't go back to school. transfer somewhere close so you can keep working here" -- yeah they were completely lost without me

 

[FoBoT]

no idea, that was a long time ago
i don't remember

guess it wasn't that memorable

 

[novasatori]

"Thank you, its been a pleasure"
while shaking hands after final

I have a funny one from a friend, he was in a history course that had daily points and weekly article assignments, he never went and spent all his time playing games.
Well apparently, one day the professor called him up to the front of class and point blank said...
"You know you've missed so many assignments it is absolutely IMPOSSIBLE for you to pass my class, so you might as well stop coming and drop the class if you still can."

I think he wound up dropping 3 or 4 classes that semester.

 

[IsenMike]

I've had a few good ones:
In college I got a paper back with "near-perfect paper!" written on it. I found this particularly amusing since the paper was an essay on the aesthetics of home-made bong construction. (Here if anyone's interested)

In a high school math class I once was called on to solve a problem on the board. I went up to the board with my disc-man and headphones on, listening to music while solving the problem. One of the other students complained, "You always tell me to turn off my music! Why does Mike get to wear headphones?" To which the teacher replied, "When you get perfect scores on all the quizzes, you can listen to music in class, too."

In my 11th grade English class I turned in a paper on the use of music in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. Afterwards the teacher asked to talk to me in the hall. She asked me if I had any help writing the paper, like from my parents. I said no (true). She asked if I used any study aids, like Cliff Notes. I said no (again, true). She said, "You know what this means, right?" I looked at her, figured out what she was getting at, and said something along the lines of "Oh, crap." To which she replied "Yeah, I'm going to be expecting work of this level from you from now on." Her estimation of me raised considerably right there, and she pushed me much harder the rest of the year. Of course, I wrote the paper in question in one long sitting the night before turning it in. So it goes.

 

[amddude]

"I think you're doing a damn good job", my last performance review at work.

 

[crisscross]

My boss's boss once told me. "I was reading an article today titled about how frustrating it is to work for a boss who is not as smart as you, and you were the first person who came to my mind"

 

[Tarrant64]

"How's dinner tonight sound?" - English Professor Jr. year. Had the same style of writing, so we got along real well.


"So, when you quit, where does that leave us and the databases?" - boss from University job before I left. I wasn't getting paid for the job I was doing, no need to stick around for that.

 

[Pacemaker]

"Together we can rule the galaxy as father and son."

 

[alphatarget1]

"Learn this or fail."