October 16th is Boss’s Day #BossDay. If your a boss of anything today take the time to pat yourself on the back and remind yourself your a good kind caring boss. The kind of boss anyone would want to have. At times I’m the boss in my home other times David is and at other times Charlie is.
To celebrate Boss Day today David and I are going to celebrate with dinner out in Denton, Texas this evening with Charlie. While Charlie’s friends are exploring Thirty One Days of Denton Halloween. Then Charlie will join them while David and I go look for things we missed last week while in Denton.
I would invite you to come with us but there isn’t any room in the car. It’s packed to the gills with all the kids. That doesn’t mean we can’t go out and celebrate another day. How about lunch at Olive Garden or Applebee’s and I will buy us a drink to celebrate being a boss?
October 16th is National Boss’s Day, a chance to celebrate the people who keep us gainfully employed! Did you know “Boss” has been used as slang to describe something cool or excellent. If you are blessed with a great boss, you could call ‘em a boss boss. Whatever you call your boss, do a little something extra for the boss in your life today.
National Boss Day is celebrated on October 16 ever year, although some choose to observe National Boss’s Day on the nearest working day if October 16th falls on a weekend. No matter when you celebrate make sure you take the time to thank your boss for your job.
In 1958, Patricia Bays Haroski registered National Boss’s Days as a holiday with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in honor of her father, who was also her employer. Patricia Bays Haroski created the holiday to improve office relationships between supervisors and their employees as well as raise cognizance to all the hard work boss’s put into their jobs.
Patricia Bays Haroski felt as if younger employees didn’t appreciate their bosses enough, and knowing first hand what her father went through to make a company run smooth, set out to change that viewpoint.
However, it wasn’t until Illinois Governor Otto Kerner supported Patricia Bays Haroski registration four years later, that Boss’s Day officially became a national holiday. National Boss Day is celebrated annually on October 16th, unless this date falls on a weekend, in which case Boss’s Day is celebrated on the next working day.
While it may seem like a lavish position to some, it’s not easy being a boss and it’s certainly not just giving orders and relaxing. The operations of an entire business or department are shouldered by dedicated bosses, who ensure a smooth flow of work, handling major concerns of employees, and achieving the required goal of the organization.
Bosses can make or break the entire workplace, and not just from a business perspective. A boss’s managerial style and attitude impacts the work environment and morale of employees. Fair and kind bosses make work-life balance easy, and some even assist in navigating and paving career paths. This is exactly why National Boss Day was created to express gratitude to all great bosses, and appreciate all they do to make work a collaborative effort and a success.
Whatever we may think of the bosses in our lives, one thing is for sure, it is cool to be a boss. Popular phrases including “Like a Boss” and “Girl Boss” became internet sensations after they were first used, and now we use these terms to describe any task that is done well.
And of course, how can we forget some of the most beloved television bosses? in 2005 we were introduced to the “World’s Best Boss” himself, Michael Scott in the television show “The Office.” We have also enjoyed less jolly bosses including Miranda Priestly in the 2006 movie “Devil Wears Prada,” and fast-talking Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Bugle and Peter Parker’s boss, J. Jonah Jameson.
The main tradition on National Boss’s Day is, if you have a great boss, is to find a way of letting your boss know. To celebrate bosses, employees often pool in there money to purchase a gift letting the man or woman in charge know what a great job they’re doing.
National Boss’s Day Activities
- In honor of Boss’s Day, why not get a cute greeting card for you and all of your coworkers to sign? Or pitch in to purchase a fun gift or something that they’ve talked about needing. If you have a hard-to-buy-for boss consider making a donation in their name to a local charity.
- Take the opportunity today to send your boss a heartfelt email telling them how much you appreciate them. If you’re feeling fancy, you can write an old-fashioned letter thanking them for the inspiration and dedication they’ve shown to you. Either way, they’ll appreciate you appreciating them.
- Unless you know your boss’s tastes in books or flowers, try an intangible gesture. Ask them what step you could take to make their job easier. The reply might be something as simple as showing up on time or making sure the printer paper gets refilled but it could also be a chance to grow as a professional and take point on a daily report or a quarterly goal. Either way, the offer to go above and beyond will doubtless be appreciated.
Facts About Bad Bosses
- Three out of four employees state that their boss is the worst part of their jobs take the time today to see if you can change there attitude.
- Low employee morale leads to many quitting their jobs due to poor leadership.
- Employees are less likely to be productive under incompetent management.
- 65% of employees say they’d take a new boss over a pay raise.
- 44% of employees say they’ve been emotionally, verbally, or physically abused by a boss or senior in their career.
Why We Love National Boss’s Day
- Our boss gave us our jobs and they hired us, pay us, and keep our workplace afloat. It’s a lot of responsibility to manage other people, but someone’s got to do it!
- When the client backs out or the contract is lost, odds are your boss is the one going under the bus. Bosses fall on their swords for us more often than we may realize, and they understand that it’s part of their position to do so. Now go and purchase them some thank you Chocolate!
- The best bosses are excellent judges of character and can see our potential, sometimes even before we do. Many of our boss’s take immense pleasure in helping younger, less experienced colleagues develop their own abilities, network, and generally succeed in their field. And, by doing so, they can boost your career into the stratosphere. If you’ve found a boss like that, consider yourself lucky!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
