When psychotic Directors attack

So I got chewed out big time yesterday morning at work by the director. What a way to start a Monday! Boy, she was ticked off at me. She yelled at me for about 20 minutes. I just sat there calmly, truly surprised at how upset she got. I think I made her madder by not getting as upset as she was! She even threatened me with my job and insulted me, saying, "What do you do?" I offered to send her my job duties with work tasks broken down by percentage, and I did so later in an email since she's apparently so clueless. She then gave me some tasks to do, and I did them in a reasonably timely manner--before lunch. But not before I sent off my resume to another job at another library that I'd been eyeing for a few weeks. Glad to have that decided now!

Although I did not enjoy being yelled at, I did take some satisfaction in how upset and outraged she was. She was practically spewing spittle! They ticked me off back in September; now she knows how it feels!!!

Yeah, I've had it. My days at Job #1 are numbered and I'm the one that's going to pull the plug. Or, if they do then that's fine too. I thought I could outlast the Director (age 65-ish) and a-hole Deb. H. (age 51-ish) but I'm no longer interested in trying to do so. I ran into the Director today in the ladies room and she smiled and said hi like nothing had happened. Psycho!!! I took my time drying my hands and walked slowly out to show that I was not intimidated by her. I'm considering writing a scathing letter of complaint on her to the Library Board, indicting her for being out-of-touch (most of my fellow employees also believe this to be the case) and quoting her insulting comments to me, a most talented, experienced and valuable librarian. When I leave, I believe I will do so.

I even looked at some cop jobs. If all else fails, I could work at the jail 4 days a week for $28/hour, but without benefits. Rice U. is hiring cops. That might be a nice environment! So is HISD. However, I need a job where the hours are easy b/c of the baby and I do want and need to keep Job #2. If I get full-time work as a po-lice, I'd still like to utilize my Master's degree somehow.

I got an interesting reply letter this weekend from the owner of the restaurant where we had our Mardi Gras party (see previous post). He apologized profusely for my unhappiness and said he was responsible for sending up the extra food and that he should've checked with us. He enclosed a $25 gift certificate to the restaurant and said that he will comp all of our food if we have another gathering there again. I don't know what to think; I have mixed feelings.