Occasionally, I meet someone who is working hard. He looks so tired and needs to hear some kind words and I don't know what to say. Some time ago, I asked this question of a native speaker and she replied:
Tell him “What a great job!”
Maybe I couldn’t represent my question properly because I didn’t see that the above formula had decreased his exhaustion in doing the job.
What can we say to somebody who looks tired doing a job, in order to soothe his pain?
Answer
In addition to izx's comment, keep up the good work is often used as a phrase of encouragement and to keep people motivated.
You could also substitute any of the following for good -- great, fantastic, exceptional, &c depending upon how impressed you are with their work or how much encouragement you want to give to them.
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