We've all had 'em – bosses who totally suck.
Who aren't human. Who don't connect with you. Who you don't trust. Who make life miserable.
And, we've all had bosses who kick ass.
Who are human. Who have high EQ. Who help you develop and thrive. Who are authentic. Who make work fun. Who inspire you.
I have had some of both. No time for the sucky ones.
But the good ones – thank you!
Thanks, Rich, for teaching me the tricks of the bartending trade when I was twenty-one. And for letting me drink Newcastle while we worked.
Thanks, Justin, for showing me how to be a bellman/valet at a swanky hotel. And for putting a hunsky or two in my pocket every night.
Thanks, Anne, for giving me my start in teaching. And for understanding that I could be a snarky irreverent bastard and be a good teacher.
Thanks, Karen, for pushing me to see teaching through a social justice lens. Most of what I do today I trace back to what I learned from our collaboration.
Thanks, Barry, for showing me how to be an editor. And for supporting me through the dark days of a startup going nowhere. RIP.
Thanks, Susan, for seeing the impact I bring to the D&I space. And for being a boss who values thought partnership as much as me.
Here's to bosses who don't suck!