As most of you Couchies know, I have this inexplicable need for the controller of the company to like me and talk to me, about work stuff, not work stuff, I don't care, just communicate. I also sort of idealize her for some reason. I mean I know she's just human but she's at a place in her career that I would like to be at someday and she seems to have her stuff together. But she's in NY and I'm in CA. (I'm still trying to get used to not having a boss in the next room that communicated with me A LOT!!!!) So today we had Skyped in the morning, mostly about work stuff. Then mid-day I sent her a couple of quick, not long questions via Skype but I didn't get any response. I also told her briefly about a conversation I had with one of the owners where I told him how much the controller has helped me learn the software and other stuff and how we and they are really lucky to have her. No response for a couple of hours. I know she does reports on Fridays so I wasn't overly worried about it. Then I had a more involved question and sent that via Skype but I let some of my neediness show because I was like, talk to me, I miss you! No response. Then right before 2 PM when it is about 5 PM in NY she sends me a Skype and was like, so sorry! I accidentally closed my Skype. So she answered my quicker questions and the other one that is more detailed we are going to have to see what happens once the job is invoiced. Then she's like, have a nice weekend! So like everything is fine. I'm so relieved I didn't ask her if she was like mad at me or something, but I feel kind of dumb for letting my neediness show because she didn't even have her Skype open. I don't know why it matters to me that this person in particular likes me or talks to me. I don't really care one way or the other if my other male bosses here in CA like me particularly or talk to me. I mean, I don't want them to dislike me but I don't go out of my way to talk to them in any detail or length. They also don't work in accounting so I don't have a lot of reason to go to them. I'm puzzled why I am this way with the controller. It's probably got something to do with my relationship with my mother. Sigh. Oh well. Everything is well and good for today. We'll see if I repeat this worrying process Monday....HUGS Kit