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Originally Posted by Miss Scarlett

Am completely stressed out this morning - likely a product of my own imagination.

Why am I stressed? Next week I will be on vacation. This is my first actual vacation from work in about 5 years. My last 2 vacations were tied in with losing my job either immediately before or shortly after my return. Both times my job was being eliminated - because one firm was closing and the other decided to move away from my area of expertise.

My current boss has gone through many assistants over the last few years. I have been there for 1 1/2 years and can do far more than past assistants. But I am far from perfect. No major screw ups but minor errors and mistakes - some from ignorance or lack of clairvoyant abilities, and others from my lack of diligence. But my work is not behind and I have been double and triple checking everything to make sure nothing that she needs next week is left undone.

My boss is not much of a communicator and I am not much of a mind reader. I hope to talk with her today, confirm my time off next week and see if there is anything else she needs me to do before the end of this week.

I'm fighting this stress and trying to keep it from having a negative effect on my job performance, but it is very distracting.

I wish I could talk with my Mom about it - this is adding to my stress too.

Jeez!

Sorry that you are still having to deal with this Boss From Hell!!! I bolded a part of your note here and it is very telling. It tells me something about a person I do not even know. It tells me she can't keep employees. Probably has trouble keeping friends too.

No one is perfect!!!! Everyone makes mistakes from time to time. I strongly feel the problem is not your or your performance. I feel she is the one with the major problem. I hand it to you for sticking around this long.

I think if she was thinking about firing you she would have done it a long time ago. So don't worry!!!!! And Tommi is so right!!! Have a great vacation. You deserve it. Most certainly you EARNED it working with her!!! Hang in there sweetie!!!