Just when I'd re-resigned myself to a life of below average expectations, something good happens.
Like a maniac, I check my Outlook on Saturdays and Sundays. It's leftover from my churning days. It's both because I'm hoping for some message from my boss and to see if there's anything I can do to appear productive.
There was nothing all day Saturday from her.
Then I checked Sunday. There was nothing in the morning, then around 1:30p I checked again. I had a few text messages and missed chats on Teams! She was trying to engage me. My heart melted.
She drove about an hour to a sweets shop I'd mentioned casually just the other day to pick out stuff for me for my birthday. Now mind you, she'd already sent me a cookie bouquet in the mail for my actual birthday which was a couple weeks ago. When she asked if I liked it, I mentioned I hadn't tried it because I wasn't' sure I'd like it since it was gluten free.
I actually was still deciding if I just wanted to do a taste test and send some snaps of the results. Now this!
I've been trying not to love this woman because feelings are confusing for me. So I'd decided to feel nothing.
Facepalm.
Now what. I think I can't untangle me as a person and me as her employee. Do you give gifts to people you don't like? And if you do like me, isn't it because I'm a great employee? And if I'm a great employee, why did I get a basic bonus?
But I guess in people who are more emotionally intelligent than me, they can untangle the employee vs the person. It might very well be that's she just a thoughtful boss and likes to give gifts.
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