National Bosses Day

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By Diane Forrest

I have had several bosses in my life.  My first boss was the father of the children I babysat for.  He was a nice man who owned a skating rink.  On Fridays I would babysit his kids, and on Saturday I would work at the rink behind the concession area.  I don’t remember much of him as a boss, I do remember that when I babysat, I only made a dollar an hour, however when I worked at the rink, I made minimum wage.  I liked that part.

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Once I started driving, I stopped working at the rink and got a job working at a grocery store after school.  My boss was a burly, grouchy man, but he was very fair, and encouraging.  He regularly promoted me, and allowed me to change departments and learn different parts of the store.  I worked there for several years, and during that time, my parents had moved out of the area and I was living at the college dorm.  He looked after me like I was his daughter and taught me many lessons that I still carry with me today.

Bad Boss
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When I finished nursing school, I started working at the hospital, and my boss there terrified me.  She was constantly trying to find fault with me, even though I consistently received favorable comments from patients.  Once she even wrote a disciplinary sheet against me for getting hurt while helping a patient who was falling out of bed. This was at a time when staffing had been cut, there were no available staff members around to help and my boss told me I should have called a code to get more help.  A code would have indicated a heart attack.  I was so upset over this action even the doctors went to bat for me.

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I guess I was raised in the era where you feared your boss. They were like the principals in the adult world.  People you tried to stay away from and not get noticed. The relationship I have with my boss now is not like that.  We were friends long before I started working with him, which makes the transition so much easier.  I still do my best so he doesn't sneak up on me and hollar at me, but I’m not as scared of him as I was the burly grocery store man.

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Today is National Bosses Day.  Patricia Haroski, a secretary from Deerfield, Illinois, originated National Boss Day in 1958 in honor of her white-collar father, who helped all of his children with good advice throughout their careers.  It has traditionally been a day for employees to thank their boss's for being kind and fair thought out the year, however there is some who say it’s just a "Hallmark holiday".   So today, remember your boss with a smile and thanks, or even some homemade cookies or a coffee mug.  Let your boss know that you appreciate him and the fact that you have a good job.

Happy Boss's Day to My boss!  Can I have a raise???

(Sure, just as soon as Google starts paying us…=})

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National Bosses Day

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By Diane Forrest

I have had several bosses in my life.  My first boss was the father of the children I babysat for.  He was a nice man who owned a skating rink.  On Fridays I would babysit his kids, and on Saturday I would work at the rink behind the concession area.  I don’t remember much of him as a boss, I do remember that when I babysat, I only made a dollar an hour, however when I worked at the rink, I made minimum wage.  I liked that part.

Once I started driving, I stopped working at the rink and got a job working at a grocery store after school.  My boss was a burly, grouchy man, but he was very fair, and encouraging.  He regularly promoted me, and allowed me to change departments and learn different parts of the store.  I worked there for several years, and during that time, my parents had moved out of the area and I was living at the college dorm.  He looked after me like I was his daughter and taught me many lessons that I still carry with me today.

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When I finished nursing school, I started working at the hospital, and my boss there terrified me.  She was constantly trying to find fault with me, even though I consistently received favorable comments from patients.  Once she even wrote a disciplinary sheet against me for getting hurt while helping a patient who was falling out of bed. This was at a time when staffing had been cut, there were no available staff members around to help and my boss told me I should have called a code to get more help.  A code would have indicated a heart attack.  I was so upset over this action even the doctors went to bat for me.

I guess I was raised in the era where you feared your boss. They were like the principals in the adult world.  People you tried to stay away from and not get noticed. The relationship I have with my boss now is not like that.  We were friends long before I started working with him, which makes the transition so much easier.  I still do my best so he doesn't sneak up on me and hollar at me, but I’m not as scared of him as I was the burly grocery store man.

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 Today is National Bosses Day.  Patricia Haroski, a secretary from Deerfield, Illinois, originated National Boss Day in 1958 in honor of her white-collar father, who helped all of his children with good advice throughout their careers.  It has traditionally been a day for employees to thank their boss's for being kind and fair thought out the year, however there is some who say it’s just a "Hallmark holiday".   So today, remember your boss with a smile and thanks, or even some homemade cookies or a coffee mug.  Let your boss know that you appreciate him and the fact that you have a good job.

Happy Boss's Day to My boss!  Can I have a raise???

(Sure, just as soon as Google starts paying us…=})

Hug Your Boss Day

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By Diane Forrest

Today's work environment can be very stressful.  Talks of lay-offs, downsizing, long hours and work overload can make things very tense.  Today is a day to help ease those tensions and work stress.  Today is Hug Your Boss Day.   You shouldn't hug your boss in a creepy, sexual harassment sort of way, but just a nice friendly way to show that you appreciate your boss, and support his or her decisions, or most of them anyway.

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One thing to determine is whether or not you have a good relationship with your boss.  The following questions will help with that decision:

1. Does your boss trust you?
2. Do you trust your boss?
3. Do you share personal stories and weekend activities?
4. Do you work well with your boss? Are you productive?
5. Do you know where you stand with your boss?
6. Do you work towards the same goals?
7. Do you socialize together?
8. Can you speak to your boss openly about problems you have at work?
9. Can you tell your boss a joke or funny story?
10. Do you feel like you are both on the same side?

If you have determined that your relationship with your boss is not what you would like it to be.  Give a hug.  Think of ways you can make your relationship better and more productive in the work arena.  Some ideas include:

• Understand the differences
• Be true to your word, Do the things you say you are going to
• Share not only the bad news with your boss, but also the good and positive news

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Here are some suggestions of things to never say to your boss from the NHYBD website:

• Only 10 minutes to go!
• Be my friend on Facebook
• I don’t get paid enough for this
• I got so wasted last night
• That is not in my job description
• Does it matter if I don’t finish this
• It was not my fault!
• How much money do you earn?
• Yeah, Whatever!
• I hate this company and I want to leave

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So today, on Hug your boss day, lighten the tension and give your boss a hug!

It is Boss's Day

By Diane Forrest,

Want a day off work?

So you want a day off. Let's take a look at what you are asking for. There are 365 days per year available for work. There are 52 weeks per year in which you already have 2 days off per week, leaving 261 days available for work. Since you spend 16 hours each day away from work, you have used up 170 days, leaving only 91 days available. You spend 30 minutes each day on coffee break which counts for 23 days each year, leaving only 68 days available. With a 1 hour lunch each day, you used up another 46 days, leaving only 22 days available for work. You normally spend 2 days per year on sick leave. This leaves you only 20 days per year available for work. We are off 5 holidays per year, so your available working time is down to 15 days. We generously give 14 days vacation per year which leaves only 1 day available for work and I'll be darned if you are going to take that day off!

Some people have wonderful bosses, others not so great.  I have never been the boss of anyone (even if my husband would have disagreed with that statement) but I have had several bosses.  When I started my first real job at a grocery store when I was 15, I soon discovered the difference between a good boss and a bad boss.  Each day I had a different boss.  There was the store manager and then several assistant managers.  The store manager was a big grizzly bear type of boss.  He would walk around growling and employees would run and hide from him.  Then we had the fun guy party boss, and everyone had a good time.  There was a stressed out paranoid boss, and the not so bright boss.  I learned something from each of them, but the one I learned the most from was the grizzly bear.  I learned that once I did my job properly I never had to worry about him growling at me.  I learned to be the best at what I did and my hard work paid off by way of raises and promotions.

Today is National Boss's day.  It was started in 1958 by a secretary for State Farm Insurance.  She thought her boss (who happened to be her father) was the greatest, and deserved a day of recognition.  October 16th was chosen because that was her father's birthday.  It has traditionally been a day for employees to thank their boss for being kind and fair throughout the year. The holiday has been the source of some controversy and criticism in the United States, where it is often mocked as a Hallmark Holiday; however the first greeting card for this holiday was not made until 1979.

Today is a great day to let your boss know that you appreciate them, and also good for buttering up for a future raise or promotion.  You don't have to do much, a nice email card, or a batch of homemade cookies.

I have a great boss; he lets me come in late, leave early, take days off, talk on the phone, play computer games....of course it helps that I work from home.  So, Happy Boss's Day Terry, Hope you have a great day!  Oh...and about that raise???