Wow, I suppose I had a cool boss. He let me work night shifts for two years so that I could attend classes during the day, take vacation for exams, allowed me to trade shifts, and offered to make phone calls on my behalf. He even wrote me a letter of recommendation for my application. I suppose I should send him another thank you letter...lol. Likewise, I always placed my job ahead of my education and made PLENTY of sacrifices on behalf of my employer. The way I figured, I could not afford college without my job. So, I put them first and they put me first when they could.
My coworkers were equally supportive (most of them). Many of them went out of their way to assist me in every way. In fact, they were my fan club ("We just want to see one person make it...you're that person.")
It sucks that many of you do not have supportive environments