Happy!

My boss and her counterpart are on vacation this week. I should be upset because he have a very important person from detroit coming to down and a visiting foreign dignatary, and it is chaotic as every one gets ready for these two important events. But truthfully I am happy. The stress is low because I don't have the drama queen there to magnify everything, and my boss and her counterpart hate each other and are constantly setting each other up and I get caught in the middle!
Guess what? With neither of them there it is a happy wonderful plae to work! I am actually happy and I feel good at work!

I found an article in one of my magazines about working for a narcisstic boss...wow! That fit my boss to a tee!

Here are the symptoms:
Some of the characteristics that identify narcissists:

They are successful and goal-oriented but show no empathy or concern for others.

They are charismatic, well spoken and funny.

They disrespect boundaries and others' privacy.

They patronize and criticize others.

They can be cruel and abusive toward peers, but charming in front of their managers.

They expect special treatment and privileges.

They are manipulative and pit co-workers against one another.

They abhor criticism or disagreement.

They are anxious or paranoid, reacting with rage when they can't control a situation or their behaviors are exposed.

I have been coming home from work at night feeling like I have been in a war zone, and in the mornings, I sit in the car and have to work up my nerve to go into work. I have been had more illness this past year than I have had in the last 6 years.
This week I feel like a new person....too bad it won't last. If she went I think it would be a great job, but since it is not likely she will leave, I feel I must find a new job. I haven't been having much luck in Fort Wayne.....sigh....
Now I must just learn how to deal with a person like this. I see after I googled it there are hundreds of websites suggesting how to deal with a person like this. The article says that they need psychiological counseling! I believe it! Here is a link to the article.
I caught her in a lie a couple of weeks ago, by telling someone something she had said to me. Well the shit hit the fan and she said that she told me that in confidence and I threw her under the bus, and man when she was done with me I was a pile of nothing. She made the comment that now they were going to invesigate and see where that rumor started. Well she started it! I thought that was an interesting comment....anyway I am on a tangent. Just suffice it to say that I am very happy in my job this week. I wish it could last, and I try not to think about her coming back and it all being over next week!