( Word Reader - Unregistered ) www.word-reader.com Important qualities of a co-worker Many people spend a lot of their time at work, where they communicate with different kinds of people That is why I think that the issue of co-working is very important one In my opinion the most important characteristics of a co-worker are the following First of all the co-worker should be helpful It is especially important, when you start to work for the first time or for a new company I remember, that when I started to work for the first time for a a bank, two of my colleagues helped me not only with learning of important details, concerned money market deals, but also with small things such as putting different kinds of papers on the right place, registering new contracts and so on Thus they helped me feel comfortable from the very beginning of my work life, which I appreciated very much In addition, I think that it would be wonderful if a co-worker have sense of humor In my opinion such a person makes a working atmosphere relaxed and work more effective For instance, I remember that whenever we had discussed a complicated task for long hours and had been very tired, a co-worker of mine stopped our discussion, told a couple of jokes and afterwards it was much easier to finish discussion and to resolve specific problem And last but not least, it seems to me that an important characteristic of co-worker is to be a person, who is a good team-player For example, in last few years I worked in a department, which was responsible for specific financial analysis for the management These analysis include many parts, for which different persons were responsible Since we usually had to meet deadlines to complete them, it was very important that everybody finished his or her part in time Otherwise (it happened twice) all departments got the warning from the management, which influenced negatively professional image of everyone In conclusion, I think that the most important characteristics of coworker are to be a helpful person, to be a person with sense of humor and to be a good team-player, as it is shown in the above examples