tony stark took a bullet for one of his employees and ppl still have the Gall to call him a self-obsessed lazy manchild of a boss who can’t run his own damn company without being babysat
but he is a self obsessed lazy manchild of a boss,
that doesn’t mean he’s not a good person.
he’s just flawed.
thats why we love him.
im so glad,,,, someone took one look at this post that i pulled straight out of iron man canon with the exact comic reference it was from and was like lmao no u kno what they clearly made this shit up
tales of suspense #89: tony is generous with the bonuses for working hard, gives credit where it’s due and his employees know this and would work ‘around the clock if he asked them to’
tales of suspnse #95: tony willingly endangers his own life because it’s hhis company and his factory and he won’t let his security guys take chances that he wouldn’t himself
iron man #3: stark industries requires high standards for fire + emergency training for all employees bc tony cares abt the safety of his employees
iron man #3: tony risks his own life and his failing heart to protect his workers
iron man #38: tony hires frankie majors, an ex-con, because he believes in second chances.
iron man #39: bad guys from frankie’s shady past come to hunt him down, tony sees frankie in danger, goes to help him, and ends up taking a bullet for him.
iron man #49: stark industries employees telling tony how glad they are to have him back. tony excited to be back working at stark industries again.
iron man #49: tony wishing claire, his secretary, well with her baby and telling her he’ll miss her.
iron man #74: tony knows the names of his employees, pt. 1
iron man #82: tony just loves his company and all the people that make it possible so damn much.
iron man #82: tony being unafraid to call himself out and give credit where it’s due.
iron man #86: from the mouth of tony’s own employees, tony pays his workers amazingly well and he’s the best boss ever. meaning he understands + expects hard work and his employees respect that.
iron man #94: tony understakes all the most dangerous R&D work himself because he won’t allow his employees to undergo such risky experimental processes if he can do it himself.
iron man #103: some idiot: tony stark is making us look bad bc he pays his employees a decent wage and maintains high occupational healthy and safety standards :(((
iron man #115: tony knows all the names of his employees, pt. 2, and always takes time to say h and ask about how their wifei.
iron man #129: tony’s employees are so incredibly loyal to him that when nick fury tries to force stark international back into weapons manufacturing all 246 and counting of them offer up their resignations.
iron man #140: tony treats his employees to yearly vacations in the bahamas.
iron man #147: in the middle of a fire where his company building is burning to the ground, tony can recognise and account for every one of his employees.
iron man #147: tony protecting one of his employees, vic martinelli, from the mob.
iron man #147: tony refers to his employees as family and has a wall of portraits of them in his office.
iron man #215: in a company of hundreds of people tony knows all his employees by name, pt. 4
iron man #215: tony loving every moment of running his company, being a good boss and trying to work towards his dreams for bettering the future of the world.
iron man #219: next to his friends, his company means more to him than anything in the world.
iron man #222: tony gets so busy with his work that he forgets about parties he’s meant to be hosting.
iron man vol. 3 #1: tony starting a company where all the profits generated will go to funding charities worldwide and helping create a better future.
iron man vol. 3 #8: yvette avril, the former vice-president of stark international, telling tony that there are thousands of people who would dare anything for him because he’s inspired such loyalty and respect for them by being a good man and a good boss.
don’t talk to me or my son, who ftr once and for all has canonically been proven time and again to be an amazing boss and ceo that knows the names of all his employees, cares about his employees and would give his own life to save and protect them, ever again
Steve Rogers, who has recently woken up in the twenty-first century, googles “advice for the modern era” and accidentally discovers My Brother, My Brother and Me.
“We asked you to send in questions related to World War II and Superheroes, because this week our special guestspert is… Captain America??? How did we get Captain America on the show???”
“Please, call me Steve.”
“I legally don’t think I can do that, sorry.”
G: Rogers, can I call you Rogers, Rogers?
S: …Do you want to?
G: –NO!!! Fuck. Oh shit, I said fuck in front of Mister Captain Rogers, FUCK
S: Oh, can we swear on the radio now? Thank Christ, it’s about fucking time.
J: we’re….*gurgling* we’re not on the radio, exactly
T: Captain Mister Rogers Captain Sir could you say bad words again so I could keep it as my ringtone?
S: Sure thing, pal. *pause as he leans in real close to the mic* …Shit.
G: *audibly clutching his entire face* Oh My God We’ve Corrupted Captain America
S: I know of a few people who might say they had a hand in it too
G: Sam The Eagle Is Going To Fly Down And Strangle Us With an American Flag
T: Isn’t Sam the Eagle a muppet?
S: I know that reference! Little known fact, ‘Sam the Eagle’ is what we call the Falcon when he’s grumpy.
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