I had kind of a weird situation with my last boss. From the beginning, when I told her about my depression, etc, she was very interested and concerned and wanted to learn more about it so she could understand better. I was in the hospital a couple of times last year, and she was great about it. She always seemed concerned for me, etc.

I left that job in January, but I still have plenty of friends who work there, and last week I found out that my boss and the office manager had been keeping tabs on everyone else. The office computer tech was cleaning off some computers and found hundreds of emails between the two, noting ridiculous crap like when someone went to the bathroom and how long they stayed. According to my friend, they also noted when I called in prescriptions--or took the time to talk to my pdoc, which when you're actively suicidal is usually a good thing to do, no?

So I guess what I'm saying is, I *thought* I had a boss who was good about it, but it turns out she wasn't. How's that for a kick in the pants, as my mother says? :-\

I was upfront from the first week I was hired at my new job, and they're all very appreciative that I tell them what is going on with my mental health and try to make sure that they don't give me anything or make me do anything that is going to send me over the edge. And they seem genuinely to care. But I've been down that road before, and I'm not sure I trust it.....

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