Small salon shop owner overcome with heartwarming gratitude after her team throws her a surprise birthday party: ‘They don’t know that it’s the only birthday celebration I’ve had since I was 7…’

It is rare, indeed, to come across a story online that praises a boss, manager, or supervisor. Usually employees turn to the internet, more specifically Reddit, to rant and call out their incompetent or shady upper management. We find hundreds of those kinds of stories every week! So when we come by a wholesome uplifting one that puts a spotlight on an actually kind boss who cultivates a healthy work environment, we stop and read.

In the case of this story, it is from the POV of the beloved boss. She runs a simple yet sweet small salon and loves her employees. One day her birthday came by and she got to see firsthand how much her employees love her back.

They threw her a surprise birthday party! Nothing crazy, just some balloons, a cake, and a heartfelt card signed by all of the employees. “I smiled. I laughed. I even pretended to be cool about it all,” she wrote. “But what they don’t know that it’s the only birthday celebration I’ve had since I was 7… [They] gave me something that felt personal. Real. Unexpectedly warm." See the wholesomeness below!
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"My team threw me a surprise birthday party and they had no idea what it meant to me."

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