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Today we said good bye to the VP. It was also his 35th anniversary with the Bank.

We took him to lunch with our Christmas fund.

I like him a lot so I wanted to sit at his table. He was always a human to me and while he was management he never treated me like I was subordinate. He always asked for things with a please and a thank you. He was very kind to me when my Mom passed. I helped him get secondary healthcare for his mom since I had just done it for my Dad. I will miss him. We hugged after the luncheon... I have never had a VP that I even trusted before, never mind hugged. I wish him well.

At one point while eating we were talking about insurance and I said something about certain situations make me high strung... and the boss I am taking issue with yelled out "No,Really"? sarcastically. I really wanted to address that... how would she really know since I keep myself very abbreviated at work. She is only seeing me when I am frazzled... the first time my Mother died... and now as I am sick of the run around. While I know I am not an swell person, I do know that she would not be able to take me when I am string, confident and empowered... I think she likes subservient... even when quiet I am not subservient in a job.

Drives me nuts. I don't know where I can go and just me me. It's hard to look for jobs when I know this is the standard culture...