'Makes me want to show up and work hard': 11 Awesome Bosses Who Deserve a Year-End Bonus Just as Much as Their Workforce Does

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Nov 20, 2024 7:00 AM EST

What's your first reaction when you think of your boss? Do you cringe, dreading the next time you'll have to clock in and see their stupid face? Or does your heart lift with adoration at the good-natured, well-intentioned mention of your favorite boss? Dutiful, fair, and always willing to dish out that Christmas bonus, good bosses are a dime in a dozen. And they may be rare, but believe it or not, they are out there! 

We've all had bad bosses and know the repercussions that come with a micromanager or a nepo-baby boss, and every employee's worst fear when starting a new job is that they'll be strapped with some militant supervisor judging their every move and whittling away at their self-esteem. But some of us employees out here in the workforce get lucky with a gem of a human, guiding the helm of our company ship with fervor and grace as we steer off into the great unknown. So scroll onward for this boss appreciation post and heave a sigh of relief if your work leader touches a few of these milestones as your company's chieftain. 

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    Boss: Just grab a grade pole and look busy, I'm billing for your labor. Other Anyone else have a boss that's actually cool? I see a bunch of stuff on here Ion bosses (rightly so) but I wanna hear your "good boss" stories.
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    Mine pays us (well) by the day. Cuts us early pretty often. Buys us lunch. Gets us gas. Is legitimately patient with me as I learn the trade. Hasn't yelled a single time. Offers us small jobs for the weekend we can do ourselves that he doesn't wanna mess with.
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    Hops in the trenches at least as much as anyone else. Let's me get time in the machines. Working on some bigger bids that'll be prevailing wage for me and the other employee.
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    It's a small excavation company. Just 3 employees. But I'm super grateful. Makes me want to show up and work hard. If there are any bosses on here, take note.
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    paralysedcitizen Coffee breakfast paid for daily, lunch paid for, 5k Xmas bonus, unlimited sick days (as long as not abused). Family comes first, never an issue if family problems arise and need the day off. Great pay, okay benefits, plenty of bonuses. Very small company (6 guys).
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    SoDakZak Similar here, on top of this we get a meat platter every Christmas with a whole bunch of meat that last for darn near half the year...... Less and less as my family grows and we love grilling but still!
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    South Dakota, residential homebuilding. I hope to one day take that and continue it as well as expand flexibility as we get younger guys with families like myself. There's some pressure around pick up and drop off times at school that I know wives would appreciate immensely, plus, kids LOVE when dads can do the drop off-pick up at school!
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    trippwwa45 Aspiring to be a good boss, so you can treat people well is a top notch aspiration.
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    Akprodigy6 When my sister was passing away, my boss bought us plane tickets to Seattle, never asked for single cent back. I'll never forget that kind gesture.
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    danvapes (Electrician) Yeah man I've had awesome bosses. Once we did a huge wire pull of 350s and we had hundreds of feet left over. I asked my superintendent what he wanted me to do with it. He said make it disappear in your car lol. Had so much 350s and 3/0 in my car the rear end was dipping down from the weight Imao.
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    Disgraced-Samurai I was working in Korea and my boss was this sweet Korean- American lady. Call her to give her the daily, as it was in my contract to do so. A week goes by and she tells me "(my name), I walked through the last two sites you and your team have hit
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    and saw your work. Just call me again when you boys are done. I trust you to hit the deadline." First time a boss has told us they trusted us to know our job. We finished 3 weeks early and she bought us original pancake house and has secured me my last three contracting gigs. I told
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    her to let me know anytime she needs work done and I'll drop what I'm doing and come running. Bonuses, time off with no questions asked, full rate per diem up front and if we finish early she pays us out the rest of our hours scheduled for the job. Best boss I ever had.
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    ZealousidealTreat139 Boss pays a guaranteed 40 hours a week, even on short days where the job ends early, I get my 8. He also provides snacks (beef jerky, trail mix, cookies, tea, etc.) And has helped me with various projects around my house. Any tools or equipment I need, don't even need to ask, just bring it back when I'm done. He also paid for my plane ticket out of state when my father di d.
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    The time it takes I always loved one of the supers I worked for decades ago. We would work Saturdays and he wouldn't. He'd have a list of things he wanted done and his motto was I'm paying you for eight no matter how long it takes. We would never cut corners but the motivation to complete that list as fast as possible was high. The average was about 5 hours and the quickest was an hour and a half. Always got paid and he got what he wanted done.
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    BadManParade Whenever my boss and I wind up at the same spot for lunch he covers mine. If I get something cheap he'll insist | get more. We get pizza parties and catering every now and then aswell. Time to time they'll
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    bring gatorades with our water shipments, before he got snitched in by another foreman he'd have Modelos at the bottom of the cooler. They don't mind if we leave bout 15 mins early still get a full day.
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    drumsdm I've got a similar situation. We get some jobs in the morning meeting, and as long as those are taken care of and billed properly, they leave me alone. Constantly giving us little bonuses and raises. He's a good man to work for.
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