Bosses in America get a notoriously bad rap, and that’s because they are notoriously bad at being good people (EVERYONE BUT YOU BOSS, IF YOU’RE READING THIS.) Generalizations are dangerous, but it is undeniable that most middle-class Americans work way too much for too little pay, not enough vacation days, and constant fear of being fired or replaced.
Which is why a kind and, most importantly, appreciative boss should be praised and exalted when found. A boss like Imgur user CainMolir, who posted screencaps of a conversation he had with his employee Jenn in which she let him know she’d be late to work for the first and only time in six years— IN SIX YEARS!
“Just trying to be a good boss,” he wrote. “This lady has been with the company for about 8 years. In my time, she has never been late, called out, etc. She’s also a very sweet older lady that the guys in the office call ‘Mom.’
And, truth be told, Jenn’s reason for being late is valid af. Her dog was sleeping with its toy dragon and looked really cute, so she wasted some time grabbing pics.
Not only was boss totally cool with it, he also promised to hook her up with tickets to the Bark and Park promotional game, which sounds like a dog-themed baseball game? Seems stressful, but to each his own. “How could I be upset over that cute pup?!” ends his Imgur caption. “Be nice to each other today!”
The post blew up so quickly that he added an addendum, answering the many questions he’d been asked:
FP EDIT: Holy macaroni! To answer some questions – I looked it up, and yes, this was the first time Jenn has been late in nearly six years. She missed work one other time in her nearly eight year career with us, and that was when her son had his wisdom teeth removed about nine months into her employment.
She was eleven minutes late today – not too terrible, if you’re asking me. Jenn also calls herself ‘Mom’ in company emails, etc. She fully embraces the name and has done so since her last child left for college almost five years ago.
I gave her the tickets – she’s looking forward to taking her pupper to the game! Miller is a good dude. I bought him Chipotle for the extra work. He stole my hot sauce and I’ve yet to see it back on my desk, though.”
Though some replied to the story with jokes, others praised the purity of this work exchange and were like…hire me?
