This is the bait we're willing to take.
Workplace stress is severe, there's even a special term for coworkers who terrorize their peers — power harassment, one that is prevalent in the companies with strict hierarchies and usually consists of superiors bullying those who work under their watch.
Momose from My New Boss Is Goofy has suffered such treatment — it gave him an ulcer and anxiety. Thankfully, he finally quit his job and found a new place, and he was extremely scared to meet his new boss. Yet his new boss, Shirosaki, is… goofy. He's constantly spacing out, he's not very good with computers, he's clumsy and probably doesn't have a brain-to-speech filter, which makes him hilariously adorable.
And not only that: sometimes his goofiness seems unconsciously flirty. He boldly calls Momose cute, feels him up, cares for him without holding back, openly showing something that looks like affection — and this behavior feels like the purest yaoi bait possible. And we eat it up, because it feels undeniably wholesome and pure.
Shirosaki is so honest, so open with his actions that you just can't see anything malicious in whatever he does. And looking how Momose slowly learns to trust his boss after being treated so badly on his previous job is extremely healing.
Why My New Boss Is Goofy is Our Weekly Dose of Serotonin
If you look at this season, My Boss Is Goofy is that one series that would act as a pick-me-up, as instant dose of serotonin with no ulterior motive behind it, no convoluted plot — just one guy being naturally sweet and another learning to accept this type of behavior towards himself and constantly getting swooned by their interactions.
There's nothing romantic behind the plot, if you take the original manga into account: the author never showed any relationships besides working between the characters, so anything that transpires between them technically falls into the workplace territory.
Yet all the little scenes that make Shirosaki goofy create an incredible moe gap, considering his cold and collected exterior, and have this purposeful double entendre that can only be excused because of Shirosaki's inherent pureness.
This is the type of yaoi bait that feels excusable and feels not just as a pure queerbaiting added for the extra points but something organic, something that fits the characters and adds to their development. And this combination of cuteness and aloofness is what keeps this show entertaining.