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Sunday, June 17, 2007

A or B?

I thought I made the right decision when I transferred back to my team.

Little did I know that their new boss was more than I can stand...

Sitting beside her feels like I'm in an electric chair about to be executed-and that's my seat until the end of the month! Lucky me huh?

It all started when I got a freakin' cold last Tuesday and I had no choice but to get a leave from work. She treated me like dirt even when I'm in my worst condition and went to work although I can barely breathe and talk. A little appreciation for my effort would have been great (she sent me a fake message: drink-medicine-every-4-hours crap) but no, her token of appreciation can be seen first thing in the morning by giving you a sheet of paper that is entitled "verbal warning". Good thing, I still have my senses and didn't sign it.

I didn't take it personally but I told her it's incorrect because I submitted a medical certificate to prove my absence as valid. I was the actress at work who was able to avoid a confrontation and diligently continued working in the midst of an internal turmoil. I can't recall such a great performance in my entire corporate life.

I am so tempted to transfer to my previous team again because I'm afraid my patience wouldn't last very long and I might do something that I would later regret. My boss is very kind but underneath her prim-and-proper facade lies a BMW (bitchy manipulative witch). I would prefer a monster for real whose work ethics and leadership skills are crystal clear than a two-faced fashionable, neat-freak boss whose mind has no other goal but to appear graceful, approachable and extremely smart as well as results-oriented (in pretending to be one) but demanding and unreliable in terms of work. She takes credit for all the hard work of the team and that is what makes me want to spit fire whenever I see her approaching her chaotic desk.

Now, which direction do I take? Do I stay with BMW or go back to my laidback but consistent boss? I would really hate to leave my friends again but it seems I have to choose between:

a) keeping my sanity and principles (not to mention my closest friends) or
b) losing both just to please my lousy boss.

So please help me...A or B?

---An inch from consulting a psychiatrist