I committed a blunder. But my boss made it an oddly wholesome moment 😊

My boss is an elderly gentleman.
He had just come out of a pretty chaotic meeting. He came out saying his “brain was rigged”. Despite a packed schedule, he still agreed to discuss a project, I’d been pestering him about.

He logged in right after his previous meeting ended, and he had another one an hour later.

Instead of diving into work, he started playing this funny song ... Rasputin 😂 that’s become super popular again. I'm not a big fan and just nodded in disagreement.
He completely ignored me & played the entire thing... nodding his head in tune😂 for a full 3mins. *Then he said my brain is refreshed now. Let's start work.*

And honestly… he was right.

*We discussed the project in ridiculous detail. But the conversation was so easy that I ended up confessing a pretty horrible blunder I’d made recently. I had accidentally sent a WA message meant for him to an entire group from the opposing side.*

I was expecting atleast a lecture... eye rolling, some annoyance atleast.

*But he simply read it and said, only the last line was a bit too blunt.* That's it!!!

By the end of the meeting, he was holding his head in his hands. Probably exhausted by my endless blabbering. I even dared to say... sir, maybe you need to listen to the song once more.🤣😂🤣. He laughed.

I’ve had some rough experiences with bosses in the past. And this one seems almost monk-like. (touch wood)

It’s such a relief working with someone who doesn’t dramatize mistakes.
And so super cool to know that sometimes three minutes of silly music is better than forced productivity.

Good managers really do change your entire experience of work. For me personally, this was an oddly wholesome workplace moment... and I couldn't help but share.

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