An oops...or was it an oops, really?

So, I (obviously) try my very hardest not to mess things up at my job. This weekend I got a call from my boss saying that one of my promos was in the server under the wrong "endplate"-that the monday version was running with a tonight tag.
I was SURE I had flipped both versions to the server and was so confused. He asked if I could come in to fix it, and I felt horrible because I was actually visiting old friends 5 hours away, so it just wasn't an option. Long story short-I really didn't make a mistake at all!!! :-) yippee. Our server was messed up and pulling the wrong spot from our HD server, that's all.
But, ya know what I learned from this experience? I have a great manager. He's really awesome. Why, you say?
Well, when he called to inform me of the mistake he had thought I made he spoke calmly. When he could tell I was upset, he responded, "No biggie, E. It's only TV. Please don't lose sleep over it, things like this happen." True, right? This is the difference between his-and some other managerial styles. Another manager may have yelled and yelled and yelled about how irresponsible this action was, etc...But not Scott. He knows me well enough to realize I am my own worst critic, and no words he can say to me would make me feel worse than just giving me time to think about what I did (even though in this case, it was all a misunderstanding-but that's not really the point).
The reason why I think being understanding works (for some people) as a managerial style is because it gives me time to think about what I have done. If I get a royale butt chewing I'm more likely to just get defensive, instead of thinking about my actions. It almost gives the worker an excuse to just direct anger at his/her boss, and say, "oh whatev-they'll never be happy, jerk." Instead, I had no anger towards him-only remorse for what had happened, and a desire to make sure I never disappoint him again. I repeat...it turns out this was all a misunderstanding, and just a glitch in our server....BUT that's not the point.
This situation really made me think about WHY I like my boss. That's one of the many reasons (and no, to the best of my knowledge he doesn't frequent my blog-so I stand to gain nothing from this). Just using the 'net as a sounding board...hopefully other managers might see this post and know that there are workers out there like myself who are so harsh on themselves, punishments aren't effective.
I get it-this style doesn't work for everyone. But...I'm glad to have a boss that "gets" me. I'm pretty darn lucky.