It has been opposed as nothing more than a meaningless Hallmark Holiday that puts unfair pressure on employees to kowtow to managers who earn more than they do while exercising power over them.

[2] Four years later, in 1962, Illinois Governor Otto Kerner backed Haroski's registration and officially proclaimed the day.

[4][non-primary source needed] It increased the size of its National Boss' Day line by 28 percent in 2007.

[5] Alison Green in U.S. News criticized it, saying "Traditional etiquette says quite clearly that any gift-giving in the workplace should be from a boss to an employee and not the other way around.

"[6] The Society for Human Resource Management suggests having HR handle appreciation for supervisors may be more appropriate in large companies.