Things My Boss Has Said

This is a few years ago. My boss was notoriously difficult, always unhappy with everything, finding points of criticism without fail. Unrelated to work, I had made a mix CD for everyone in the office, for a special occasion. I thought, “Should I give one to him?” and then, “Oh why not.” So I made him one, too, and put it in his mailbox. Perhaps being included would make him happy. Later that day, he storms into my office, out of breath as always, and says, “Thanks for the CD, can you do one thing for me? Please give me a copy with just the mp3’s on it, so I don’t have to rip them to my I-Tunes and can just copy them. Thanks.” It was beautiful moment, because that’s when I realized there was nothing wrong with me.