The boss, from the United States, marked half a decade free from drugs on Thursday and was surprised by his workers after his wife told them about their manager’s impressive achievement.

In a video shared to Reddit under the name nameless-manager, the manager is seen sitting in his office when his employees come in and spray him with silly string while congratulating him on the milestone.

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, among people aged 12 or older in 2020, 21.4 percent, or 59.3 million people, used illicit drugs in the past year. Meanwhile, 40.3 million people aged 12 or older suffered from a substance use disorder.

This included 28.3 million with alcohol use disorder, 18.4 million with an illicit drug use disorder and 6.5 million who suffered from both.

The clip was shared with the caption: “Five years clean and sober today. My wife told my employees and they ambushed me.” It received 10,400 votes and nearly 350 comments with several users congratulating the manager on his achievement.

“You clearly have a lovely wife and you’re a good boss who treats his employees well, or they wouldn’t have cared. Congrats!” wrote one user.

Another commented: “Congratulations! That’s something to be proud of and you’re lucky to have such a great group of employees to celebrate the milestone with!”

“Congratulations!! Got me teary because of how happy I am for you, they just started dropping haha I hope you’ll be able to stay this way, wish you the best to you and your wife!” said a third.

Another said: “Congrats, man! 5 years is impressive, but the last 5 years even more so. Here’s to the next 5.”

One user commented on the fact the footage was shared in the “Small Successes” channel, writing: “This is cute!! I just want to say though, FIVE years sober is not a ‘small success.’ It’s a series of small successes adamantly chosen every day. It’s monumental. The mental fortitude to choose sobriety every day for 1,800 days cannot be understated. Five days sober? I’d argue that’s a small success. But still, monumental.”

The original poster replied: “Thank you! The whole experience has taught me humility. I did not do this alone, I had many people supporting me and teaching me. I would attend multiple meetings a day, from 8am-midnight, I just wanted what they had.”

If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, help is available. Call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s hotline at 1-800-662-4357.