Boss Day
The Boss Day (also Bosses' Day ) is a non-state holiday , which in the United States , Canada and Lithuania annually on October 16 will be celebrated. On this day employees usually say thank you for the nice and fair treatment that their superiors have shown them over the past year. The holiday was and is also an occasion for controversial discussions and harsh criticism, and some believe that the day puts undue pressure on employees.
history
Patricia Bays Haroski registered Boss Day with the American Chamber of Commerce in 1958 . She was working as a secretary for her father's insurance company in Deerfield , Illinois at the time . She chose October 16 because it was her father's birthday. This day should show appreciation for their bosses. She considered this recognition deserved. The day also serves as a strategy to try to improve the internal relationships between managers and their employees. Haroski believed that sometimes young employees didn't understand the hard work and dedication of their superiors. Four years later, in 1962, Illinois Governor Otto Kerner endorsed Haroski's registration and officially proclaimed the day.
criticism
Alison Green on US News criticized it, saying, "Traditional etiquette clearly states that any gift giving in the workplace should be from a boss to an employee, not the other way around. The idea is that people shouldn't feel obliged to give gifts to buy for someone who has power over a livelihood and managers shouldn't benefit from the power dynamic that way ".
Individual evidence
- ^ Give the Gift of Success on Boss's Day. October 16, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ National Bosses Day 2011 Is a Joke. October 17, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ National Boss Day. November 4, 2013, accessed June 20, 2019 .
- ^ Boss's Day in the United States. Retrieved June 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Alison Green: 5 Reasons Boss's Day is Total BS. Retrieved June 20, 2019 .