Hi Paul. What a powerful and important post. With so many employees whose boss is in a different location, it is such a challenge, as you described.

To answer your question, I've had bosses who spoke with me after work hours on occasions when I really needed that. Another sat with me while I was crying and didn't try to "fix" it for me. He just listened intently. Reminds me of those Mastercard ads. His response was priceless to me.

Great post!