I'm glad you'll be able to work for your friend at least. That's a good opportunity, and when you look at other jobs, it will look good to have some recent experience, right? Nice that you can do some of it at home!

That was smart of you to push it off into the new year. I don't know what else to say, he just sounds awful enough that it's hard to see the upside of working with him. I don't know, I guess there could be a case where if he's really too busy to deal with this stuff (as he said), you become the hero by taking it over. But he just sounds too nutty to deal with, unless you're good with those types of people (some people seem to just magically be able to make it work with difficult people, I don't know how though!)

Good luck with him, whatever you decide to do!

Thanks... I don't have any more news. I wouldn't actually be changing *companies* (that's part of the beauty of it, it's the same company, just a different group within the big company - so I'd keep all my benefits and seniority!). No news though - I saved up all my vacation and now am on vacation until Jan. 2! Soooo nice and relaxing. I'm getting stuff done around the house, and my therapist has given me homework to do "3 fun things" before I see him again (lol). I'm meeting a friend at the local museum tomorrow morning, so I'm excited (and happy to cross one "fun thing" off my list, ha!)

I'm trying not to worry too much about it right now. I'm a little nervous b/c I don't really know what to say when I get back to move things forward. The woman I spoke to had sent me an email telling me that she enjoyed talking to me, and to let her know if I have any other questions. I think I might ask about programs they're using for design, and let her know that I'd love to come over and help out if they can use me. I'm sure that I should be asking more questions, but gosh, at this point - as long as they don't *lower* my salary - it just seems like someone throwing me a lifeline to get out of the group I'm in...

Good luck Hvert! And, I hope maybe something else unexpectedly pops up for you, so that when the new year comes, you have some new, better options to think about!