My best boss ever was a very involved and fair professional man (mostly) while on the clock and an absolute pimp the second he was off the clock.
The man drove a clapped out impala with paint chips and 200k miles. He always came in a little early and was always high energy. He was always listening to the different departments issues and he would side with us against customers when it was appropriate, but he would recognize when that wasn’t the best path and he would help explain it to the staff afterwards why he chose to bend the rule in that situation.
He understood human mistakes like randomly being late or forgetting to punch back in from lunch here or there, but he was also very firm with people who were repeat offenders.
One time we had a guy stealing stuff in the back corner of the store and security called it out over the walkie. I watched him sprint up to the front where the cameras were and tell the security to point them somewhere else for a moment. Then he ran back and FLIPPED this thief over his shoulder before telling him to get the fuck out. The guy scurried out and we never saw him again.
Then one day I saw him roll up to work on his day off to pick something up. I shit you not this man rocked up in a MINT black Escalade on huge mirror shined rims. He hopped out with a fur coat on over his immaculate white suit. He walked around and let out his GORGEOUS wife who was like half his size. She wrapped around his arm and he walked in like he owned the world.
We became good enough friends over the years I worked there that eventually I got invited to his house for a party. The man had a 300 gallon SHARK tank right in front of the door to his house. It’s the first thing anyone sees when they enter his house.
He was firm with people, but understanding. He allowed his staff to have fun as long as the important tasks were getting done. He communicated clearly with everyone. He took concerns about issues with other managers and leaders that worked directly under him seriously. He knew what he was talking about and he had a certain charm about him with both customers and employees. To this very day he’s the only boss I ever had where everyone I knew liked him.
When he left the company for a better paying job a lot of us transferred to other locations or just left the company ourselves as well.
I still have him on Facebook and it seems he’s got a beautiful family and that makes me happy. He deserves all of it.
My best boss ever was a very involved and fair professional man (mostly) while on the clock and an absolute pimp the second he was off the clock.
The man drove a clapped out impala with paint chips and 200k miles. He always came in a little early and was always high energy. He was always listening to the different departments issues and he would side with us against customers when it was appropriate, but he would recognize when that wasn’t the best path and he would help explain it to the staff afterwards why he chose to bend the rule in that situation.
He understood human mistakes like randomly being late or forgetting to punch back in from lunch here or there, but he was also very firm with people who were repeat offenders.
One time we had a guy stealing stuff in the back corner of the store and security called it out over the walkie. I watched him sprint up to the front where the cameras were and tell the security to point them somewhere else for a moment. Then he ran back and FLIPPED this thief over his shoulder before telling him to get the fuck out. The guy scurried out and we never saw him again.
Then one day I saw him roll up to work on his day off to pick something up. I shit you not this man rocked up in a MINT black Escalade on huge mirror shined rims. He hopped out with a fur coat on over his immaculate white suit. He walked around and let out his GORGEOUS wife who was like half his size. She wrapped around his arm and he walked in like he owned the world.
We became good enough friends over the years I worked there that eventually I got invited to his house for a party. The man had a 300 gallon SHARK tank right in front of the door to his house. It’s the first thing anyone sees when they enter his house.
He was firm with people, but understanding. He allowed his staff to have fun as long as the important tasks were getting done. He communicated clearly with everyone. He took concerns about issues with other managers and leaders that worked directly under him seriously. He knew what he was talking about and he had a certain charm about him with both customers and employees. To this very day he’s the only boss I ever had where everyone I knew liked him.
When he left the company for a better paying job a lot of us transferred to other locations or just left the company ourselves as well.
I still have him on Facebook and it seems he’s got a beautiful family and that makes me happy. He deserves all of it.