Do Bosses Really Need Their Own National Holiday?
Did you know that tomorrow, October 16th, is National Boss Day? So, are you excited yet?
I thought I’d “celebrate” National Boss Day with a pair of limericks:
Workplace Diplomacy Blues
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Please mind your own business, I said,
To a woman whose presence I dread.
She is pushy and rude,
Rather nosy and crude.
Even worse—she’s the gal my boss wed.
A Brief Beef
By Madeleine Begun Kane
My boss yelled, “I’ve got a big beef:
Your briefings are seldom … well … brief.
I want the essentials.
You give me tangentials.”
“So long,” I replied, with relief.
(You can find more of my employment humor here.)
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October 17th, 2007 at 8:34 am
I have a good boss and I actually like the guy but a national holiday? Absolutely not!…that’s why they’re on salary.
October 28th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
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April 15th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Only if there is a national holiday for employees. Fair is fair. I think, though, that Labor Day covers it, doesn’t it? I don’t know…