i have had an incredible boss , who was my direct supervisor during the last year of my coop work experience . a-bout two months after i began working for her , she really let me spread my wings . she encouraged me to work independently , because she said she had come to trust my judgment and commitment . so i was able to move forward on projects without having to check in with her every day . of course , i made certain that she knew what i had accomplished on a daily and weekly basis because i gave her summary reports , although she didn't specifically ask me to . without her support and encouragement , i don't think i would have felt confident enough to have written up a proposal suggesting that the department change a process that had been in place for a long time . but she was open to suggestions , so long as employees could back them up with research and facts . when i submitted my suggestion , she reviewed it and told me where she thought it needed more work . she then took my revised proposal to her boss . he was a more conservative type , but she lobbied him to try it for several weeks . he did , and it was so successful that it was instituted as a permanent change . i've also worked for some very difficult bosses in summer and part-time jobs . and while i'd certainly prefer to work for one like i've just described , i'm the kind of person who can get along with just about anyone .