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[pamela]

hmmmnn ....being bullied in adulthood.

Reminds me of my last position. I went to work for a company after being sought out and baited for the big bucks and growth potential.My boss, and i choose not to call him my superior for many reasons as in my mind, he has become the lesser.Within the first few weeks it was obvious that there was more motive in hiring me than my experience . After repeatedly declining his advances, the job became pure hell. He would walk over to my desk, whack me in the back of my head and simply say that it just made him feel better. at times he would scream so loudly at me and although the mistakes made were by my staff and not me, that it would make the girls in the office cry. The warehouse people would peak thru the window just to see who was being massacred. And of course, it was always me.I worked very hard for this company, increased the sales, improved client relations and turned the previous problems around. There wasnt any justification in what he did. It became an absolute nitemare. After taking this bs for a year, i had finally had enough.Now you may be thinking that i clocked this cat in the jaw and trust me the thought had crossed my mind on more than a few occasions.However, once the screams began and the onlookers gathered, o, maybe about 25 of them. I let him have it.Verbally.I didnt care anymore about insubordination or loss of job, it didnt matter. It was about self respect.Well, it shut that jerk right up.Through out the day, the staff were smiling and winking and i had a few pats on the back in their approval of my actions.While i do not advocate violence, i do promote self respect. How you view yourself is extremely important and respect should be way up on the list.