By Caleb Jackson
Disclaimer: I don’t like my boss.
Sometimes, working your 9 to 5 can be incredibly draining. Work-life balance is dead and buried but you are married to the grind. But what makes the daily slog worth it? Some might say money—which is pretty valid. But I think it’s safe to say that the real diamond in the rough is our employers. They make the work environment fun and safe. To prove it, here are the top five ways my beautiful boss shows me they love me.
Asking me to stay late because they love my company
I just adore the freeing feeling of being on the cusp of clocking out.
However, some days, my boss will descend upon me like an angel from above and deliver the holy words of “Hey, so uh, yeah, I’m gonna have you stay for another couple of hours, m’kay? We’re a little understaffed. Yeah. Good talk, sport.” Now I get to keep working for even longer! I love that they care enough to give me more money. So generous.
Trusting me with their tasks because they aren’t really up for it right now
Sometimes my boss really isn’t feeling up to doing the work they are paid to do. Who doesn’t get like that? So, they graciously offer me their responsibilities to fulfill too! I feel honoured they trust me enough to do their job for them while they pick at that scab on their hand that they just won’t let heal in their office. I often leave this experience feeling elated and seen.
My time has come
Sometimes I’m chosen to handle the responsibility of cleaning up the public washroom.
The brand-new decor in the break room
Right when I thought the employee break room was getting bleak and morale was arguably at its worst, my boss—being the bearer of happiness in the workplace—has put up a poster that reads “Hang in there!” with a cute cat dangling on a tree branch. It livens up the space and even made one of my peers sob. Tears of joy, no doubt. Thank you to my boss, and thank you Mr. Cat. You keep holding on, little guy.
Calling me Diablo when Diablo hasn’t worked here in three years
I like to think the boss and I have an incredibly good rapport. I can come to my boss with any concern, we just get each other. One way we show this is a running joke where my boss calls me Diablo, *when Diablo hasn’t been employed here in three years. I always get a laugh out of it and go, “Haha, yeah that’s me!” I don’t think my boss has ever even once uttered my legal name. That just goes to show you how committed they are to our little gag. I love my boss.
*This sentence was updated on Oct. 30, 2024
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