By Kofi Outlaw

What is there to say? Some bosses are just nice to work for.

This is the first week that Conan O’Brien, host of NBC’s LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN, will pay the salaries of nearly eighty members of his staff, who are currently out of work due to production shutdowns caused by the WGA strike.

Unlike fellow late night host David Letterman, who owns his own show, Craig Ferguson’s LATE LATE SHOW, and the production company that employees those shows’ staffers, O’Brien will be tapping his personal bank account to aid his staff, who are employed by NBC. His own eight-figure salary has been suspended until production on LATE NIGHT resumes.

O’Brien’s (foolish) generosity is said to be rooted in the deep sense of loyalty shared by he and his staff — loyalty which will most likely factor into 2009, when O’Brien will relocate (staff in tow?) to the West Coast, in order to take over for Jay Leno on THE TONIGHT SHOW. Conan reportedly did not want his staff to take the financial hit, even temporarily, especially around the holidays, when income, (as we all know) is extra-necessary.

Is Conan the kind of boss you would like to slave under? Would you give your money away like that in a slump? Rant back and let us know what you think of the most generous funny man on late night TV.