Incredible moment ‘best boss ever’ tells staff he’s treating them to £7,000 Ibiza trip – including Calvin Harris tickets
THE UK’S best boss ever surprised his entire team with a £7,000 trip to Ibiza, covering all costs and even throwing in Calvin Harris tickets.
Start-up founder Ashley Jones splashed out on the all-paid three-day holiday to reward his employees’ hard work – then captured the moment he revealed the exciting news in an amazing video.
The 34-year-old wanted to celebrate with his staff after the best quarter ever since his personal branding start-up, Great Influence, began in 2018.
So the generous employer forked out an eye-watering £7,000 on the sun-soaked destination, a Spanish island known for its electric nightlife and stunning scenery.
The young founder booked all the flights, lunches, dinners and entertainment for his team, as well as arranging tickets to a Calvin Harris residency.
Ashley, who is from Manchester, said: “The team have worked so hard over the last few months and it felt like the right thing to do to show appreciation.
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“I also believe it’s my responsibility that whilst they work here, we give them the best memories possible.”
And this trip is not the only bonus Ashley has given to his lucky team.
In the past two months, they’ve all attended Parklife festival and went to see Billie Eilish and Harry Styles together.
In order to film the incredible Ibiza surprise and capture his team’s excitement, Ashley lured his team into a meeting room pretending they needed to attend a filmed workshop.
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“I knew the team would question why we’re filming a meeting, so I had to convince the team into thinking we were doing a workshop,” he said.
The footage of his announcement shows Ashley’s team absolutely ecstatic at the surprise.
After initial shock, the group yell and cheer in happiness at their boss’s holiday booking.
In the clip, Ashley told the team of four around the table: “So I might have lied. I have an important announcement to make to everyone.
“Q2 was by a far way our very, very, very best month and more importantly than that everybody’s commitment and drive to get s*** done was amazing.
“So, to celebrate, we are going to …” he drumrolled on the tabletop before saying, “Ibiza.”
The team’s faces erupted into grins and they covered their mouths in shock.
Two of them turned to each other in disbelief, screaming “Oh my god”, when he announced they’d be seeing Calvin Harris.
One pretended to have heart palpitations in her shock, while another joked, “Does anyone know the recovery time on liposuction?”
Everyone laughed before the footage jumped to a clip of the four dancing in celebration together.
Speaking about the trip, Ashley said: “I’ve never seen so much love for our company! It feels like the holiday created a memory for everyone that they’ll remember for a long time.
“Things like that are a bonus to what I think we give our team, which is a feeling like they are working on something they love, with people they love and a boss who values them and understands them.”
The generous gift put Ashley in good competition with another employer from America, who was hailed as the world’s best boss this week.
Todd Graves gave each of his 50,000 Raising Cane’s workers a chance to score the $830 million jackpot with a Mega Millions ticket.
And yesterday, yet another employer has staked a claim at the best boss title after offering up a huge opportunity to newcomers.
Sondre Rasch, CEO and co-founder of SafetyWing, is giving a new employee the chance to travel the world, with £17,000 to spend on costs.
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Elsewhere in the world, a team of Austrailian employees struck gold after their generous boss jetted them off on an all expenses paid “working holiday” to neck cocktails by the pool.
Colleagues at the marketing firm were also spoiled with yoga sessions and chowed down on fresh seafood as they traded in their stuffy office for a luxury villa in Bali, Indonesia.
