When I was offered my first teaching position I had to leave behind a company, job, and most importantly an awesome boss in a technology company. This was no ordinary VP. He was very hands off with management. As long as he knew you were doing your job, well, he gave you your space to do the work. I loved this boss. On the day I had to tell him I was offered a position teaching (a degree that was underutilized for 2 years) he was of course upset yet very happy for me as well.
During the course of our half hour meeting we chatted about work and making sure all bases were covered. He was a very big fan of "Office Space". We would often quote lines from the movie. The topic rested on "Office Space" and TPS reports. I jokingly told him he should send out a memo about TPS reports. He then showed me a pdf of a TPS report on his pc. He modified it to reflect the company name then wrote a very business-like e-mail to the entire department stating that effective the following week TPS reports would be mandatory for all work submitted.
I haven't laughed so hard with a boss. I sure miss that job, boss and company.
Your turn: Describe your most humorous experience with a boss.
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