{{{{{{{{{{{Mary Alice}}}}}}}}}}}
You said it soooo right hun....."where he envisions you to be".....you have to be where
you want to be happy hun. I am sensing that you are getting a little bit closer though....maybe it's just me but you do seem stronger in your posts lately? Do you think your T may be sensing that too?
Now then....work - hmmmm - who is in charge of HR at your workplace? That is not fair.

The DM? Is he your immediate supervisor? There are labour laws that protect you in this regard in the US aren't there? Check out the US Equal Employment Opportunity site
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-epa.html You are protected for this Mary Alice....I would look into it if I were you.
Hope some of this helps

Heather
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life - it goes on."
~~Robert Frost