October 16, 2010 will be Boss’s Day internationally . It is a day when employees are supposed to recognize their bosses.

The holiday was founded in 1958 by Patricia Bays Haroski, but wasn’t officially recognized until 1962 when Illinois Governor Otto Kerner backed Haroski’s registration of the day as a holiday and declared it official.

In 1979, Hallmark started to sell Boss’s Day greeting cards, and they have been increasing the size of their inventory almost every year since.

The rules of Boss’s day? You shouldn’t give a gift to your boss unless it is a group gift given by a group of employees. Otherwise you may look as though you are trying to “kiss up” to your boss.