Yes, my job is a trigger to bring out the worst in me. The person I report to now is a colossally condescending, doesn't-know-how-to-talk-to-people, micro-managing, nit-picking pain in the *** and consummate *****. My former boss, best friend and "big brother" was part of a lay-off, as I was also supposed to be.

I hate coming to work. For the most part I like what I do, the company and the people I work with, but I cannot abide her. I made the decision to stay after being virtually begged by a few execs to stay on after the layoff, because I am the only one who does what I do and knows what I know. I passed up a handsome severance package.

I knew what she is like, but I thought I could work around it and overlook it. I do have the "you need me, I don't need you" card to play, but I am reluctant to play it unless I am pushed to it. I know this situation is taking a toll on my physical and mental health. To go somewhere else after 19 years is not wise either: "better the devil you know than the devil you don't".