He laughed! He thought that was the strangest thing to say to anyone but he took it very well. He told me the obvious of course. "Well you can't but thank you for the compliment" or words to that effect.
He was hands down the smartest most intelligent boss I ever had and actually he forced me to expand my perception of my abilities. No joke. He would not hand me easy answers. He told me to figure it out and then if I needed help he'd be happy to explain things. I was FURIOUS with him. In fact I remember slamming the door behind me when I left his office once! His reaction to that? Nothing. Never said a word. Never mentioned it. It was my short-term temper tantrum hissy fit. Never did it again. In my fury I began to figure things out because he gave me no other option. Best boss I ever had. Thanks to him I eventually became an INTERNAL AUDITOR which is all about figuring things out on your own! Those were very good days retrospectively. Very good indeed! Your favorite boss is/was and why?
