The boss

Angry was the boss's default setting. One could rarely see him calm and serious. Most often he would be screaming his head off at someone who had messed something up. Funny thing is he always just happened to be in the right place when someone of his employees messed up big time. Maybe it was his mere presence that made people's minds go blank and forget the simplest of routines. Anyway, if he was not screaming at anyone in person he was either yelling at someone on the phone or storming around the office in search of a scapegoat. Whenever anyone had an urgent issue to be discussed he tried to find partners in crime who would agree to go with him. It was a common practice to face the fury with a couple of comrades. Therefore Tuesday was so astonishing. The boss arrived 2 hours later than usual and he was smiling. Whoever he met in the corridor looked around in disbelief as if looking for confirmation that they are not crazy. Behind boss back confused glaces were exchanged and all 40 eyes were wide open, terrified even. No one knew what this means and everyone quietly were preparing themselves for the worst possible scenario.