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by paulsutter 4025 days ago
Thanking is not used to acknowledge a favor, thanking expresses gratitude. It means your boss appreciates your effort, that he doesn't consider you a robot who does work solely for the money. Maybe he thinks you put a little bit of yourself into the work.
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> he doesn't consider you a robot who does work solely for the money.

Looks like he might be wrong though.