{"id":368,"date":"2006-10-16T11:21:40","date_gmt":"2006-10-16T16:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/?p=368"},"modified":"2006-10-16T11:21:57","modified_gmt":"2006-10-16T16:21:57","slug":"national-boss-day-oct-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/10\/national-boss-day-oct-16\/","title":{"rendered":"National Boss&#8217; Day &#8211; Oct. 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/CareerManagement\/story?id=2569715&#038;page=1&#038;CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312\" target=\"_blank\">Tory Johnson at abcnews.com<\/a> provides all the background you will ever want on National Boss&#8217; Day. In case you were wondering, here is the explanation the definitive authority on this holiday:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The goal? To express &#8220;appreciation for the ways bosses manage people, respect for their handling tough workloads, and gratitude for the coaching they provide.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That &#8220;definitive authority&#8221; was Hallmark Greeting Cards.<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t received a card yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tory Johnson at abcnews.com provides all the background you will ever want on National Boss&#8217; Day. In case you were wondering, here is the explanation the definitive authority on this holiday: The goal? To express &#8220;appreciation for the ways bosses manage people, respect for their handling tough workloads, and gratitude for the coaching they provide.&#8221; That &#8220;definitive authority&#8221; was Hallmark Greeting Cards. 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