Employee blown away by beautiful gift boss left for his son: 'Love working for her'

Receiving an unexpected gift is always delightful, but what truly makes it even more special is when the present comes with a personal note. A simple, handwritten note has more value than we often fail to realize. Similarly, a man—who goes by—u/dijay0823 on Reddit shared how his boss, Liz, surprised him by gifting his son, Archer, a book and motivating him to complete his reading goal for 2025.

Well, Archer had decided to complete reading 1000 books for the second year in a row, and Liz was aware of it. "I came to my desk to find this note from my boss to my son. Liz remembered and brought him a book to help towards his goal. Love working for her!" the employee wrote in the caption. While the gesture of gifting Archer a book itself was very thoughtful, Liz made it even more memorable by adding a little handwritten note to it. "Dear Archer, Don't let your Dad slack off on your reading goal for 2025," the letter read. Notably, Liz had gifted the young boy "Dragons Love Tacos," by Adam Rubin.

Archer was born with a condition called Pyruvate carboxylase (PC) deficiency, which makes him a special needs child. Sharing more about his health condition, his father wrote, "We are well aware that his time with us is limited. He is severely disabled (with minimal independent movements and non-verbal)." The employee revealed that he and his wife wanted an activity that would help them create a routine with Archer. "I struggle with unstructured one-sided conversations, but I didn’t want to not talk to my son. This activity is about spending time with Archer - we focus on building our relationship. 1000 books is just a way to validate that we are doing something quantifiable with him," he shared in the comments. Besides, Archer's father talked about having a calendar and marking a star each time they finish a book.

"We tally the number at the end of each month and keep tracking. In December, we had to make up for some lost time as we had a few days during the year when we didn’t read," he wrote. The Reddit post received an amazing response on the platform, with people appreciating the boss for her kind and meaningful gesture. For instance, u/turtlescientific commented, "Holy moly, I love this! We read books constantly to our toddler but never really stopped to count. We're already in February, but maybe we'll tag along on this and try to catch up!" u/captain_whit commented, "My kiddo loves that book, we’ve read it countless times, and he giggled each one through. I hope you enjoy reading it together too!"

u/possibilitytrue5425 recommended another book for Archer and commented, "If he loves this try 'Secret Pizza Party' by the same author. My kindergartners love it!" u/big-beautiful2578 commented, "That’s awesome— reading to your kids has amazing development and parent/child bonding rewards. Hopefully, they will develop a lifelong love of reading, too! So fun! And what a great boss!" u/random420x2 wrote, "How lucky he is to have you guys as parents. Special needs, maybe, but better read than most high schoolers. I hope someday you get him into 'The Phantom Tollbooth' and 'Have Space Suit, Will Travel,' an old Robert Heinlein book that got my imagination going as a kid."