Colleagues Bring 100 Gifts for Their Boss’ Ill Daughter and Prove Men Cry Too – Story of the Day

After an unfortunate event in Steve’s life, he let go of the part of him that loved and cared for people. This made him a hard and impossible boss. However, after a particular visit to the clinic and with a few words from Santa, all that changed.

It was another busy day in the office, and Steve was even more callous than his usual self. Steve was the manager of a large logistics company, with over 50 employees in his division.

His employees secretly named him the “Grinch” because of his crude treatment of staff and cynical take on life. Ironically, Christmas was around the corner, and as the fourth quarter was wrapping up, there was a heavy workload for Steve and his team.

“Imbeciles! Taaaanya!!” an irked Steve howled from his office.

Steve’s sweet-hearted secretary, Tanya, gave the rest of the team a timid glare before mustering up the courage to traipse into his office.

“Uhm… Y—yes, sir,” said Tanya, apprehensively standing at the door.

“Oh, so I’m actually not the only employee here. That’s good to know. I would have never been able to tell from these reports you sent. Pathetic! Re-do them and get them to me before the end of the day,” Steve barked, throwing the documents at her feet.

“B—b—but sir… That will take forever. And you had said I could leave early for my son’s concert today. I asked you in advance,” said Tanya, her pleading falling on deaf ears as Steve continued on his computer, completely ignoring her.

A disheartened Tanya returned to her desk as her concerned colleagues approached her.

“So, what’s the Grinch upset about this time around?” asked Tyler from HR.

“The quarterly reports. He says we have to do them again and get them to him before the day ends,” Tanya said, holding her head in frustration.

“Wow! Sorry, guys. I would not like to be in your department right about now. So, you won’t be able to make Devin’s concert?” asked Tyler.

Tanya regretfully shook her head, beginning to well up.

“I’m so sorry, Tanya,” said Tyler, placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

Steve wasn’t always like this. Six months ago, he was the type of boss who would talk to a janitor for an hour straight, sharing advice on how to fix his life and succeed. He was the type of boss who would randomly buy everyone lunch or coffee. But, at some point, completely out of the blue, that all changed. He became cold and stopped smiling altogether.

As the work increased at the office due to the coming end of the quarter, Steve’s tolerance for...