Be your manager's vacation relief Whenever your boss goes for a holiday, give him assurance that you can take care of all the work after him. Send him an update email at the end of every day that he can check at their leisure. Whenever they call reassure him that everything is going just fine and everything is under control. Knowing there is someone watching over things, it would make their vacation enjoyable and his appreciation for you as their employee will increase. Merge your professional goal with your personal agenda A boss will be always happy if he has staff that understands and supports what they are trying to accomplish. Moreover every manager has a particular goal to achieve, so try what your manager is trying to make happen and then do what you can to assist them.