Anonymous wrote:I must admit that one crazy coocoo is good for office morale in one sense, in that everybody else bonds together against the looney-tune! I am still close friends wtih the other folks who worked there and we all had some good laughs and crazy's expense.

Sadly this doesn't work when that coocoo is everyone's boss!

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Anonymous wrote:Oh, and her initials are EB.

4:55 here, her initials were EB in my case, too!

OP here.. was it at a financial regulatory body??

Yes, and I stormed out in a huff one afternoon after he was abusive one too many times. I still dream of punching the SOB in the face if I ever run into him.

BTDT. I'm very conscientious, competent and work my ass off. But she managed to twist everything around and there was nothing I could do about it (HR is no help, so don't even bother). I got out, actually quitting with no notice and no job lined up. Never, ever in a million years thought I would do that but my mental health was more important than that job. I got a job about a week after quitting (I have been looking for a few months).

I must admit that one crazy coocoo is good for office morale in one sense, in that everybody else bonds together against the looney-tune! I am still close friends wtih the other folks who worked there and we all had some good laughs and crazy's expense.

I didn't work directly for the woman, but I was in her crosshairs nonetheless. I suffered through, as I loved my actual bosses, and I waited out her tenure. It was exhausting though, and it really left me scarred on the place. I stayed for a couple more years, but now that time has passed since I left, I realize how much she influenced my decision to leave even years after she was gone. Employers should know that allowing this type of person to continue causes long-term morale issues.

Anonymous wrote:Oh, and her initials are EB.

4:55 here, her initials were EB in my case, too!

Anonymous wrote:PPs with horrible stories, did these crazy bosses of yours have husbands? Children?

Just curious.

Mine did not. So her job was her whole life.

PPs with horrible stories, did these crazy bosses of yours have husbands? Children?

Just curious.

Anonymous wrote:Nope, Kate N. And quitting was the only answer.

I knew this thread would be about psycho women bosses. They are the worst. My mother actually told me never to work for a woman.

10:14 here, mine was a man.

Been there...the ass also had the executives fooled.

I quit, there was nothing else I could do and in my case in all honesty.

Hindsight though, it was the best thing that ever happened because I am very happy with where I am now.

Another one here who quit --without even another job lined up -- just to get away from crazy. Like someone else here said, nothing works on craziness. Sometimes the only thing you can do is walk away.

Nope, Kate N. And quitting was the only answer.

I knew this thread would be about psycho women bosses. They are the worst. My mother actually told me never to work for a woman.

OP, I have worked for a woman like this. She was crazy and vindictive. I avoided her for a while, but once she had her sights trained on me, that was IT. I was cooked. She told her superior that she hated me so much she wanted me to "wither on the vine." I'm sure she was mentally ill, and her superior quit shortly after that (he told someone who told me after he left). I had to quit, and even then she was enraged that I found another job with more responsibility. I didn't even tell her where I was going for fear she'd try to sabotage me, that's how crazy she was. After I left, she turned her sights on all the other smart, competent women in our office, and one by one, attacked them, until each of them left.

I don't think there's any hope for you, OP. Just start getting your future plans together. Build up your network, and plan to scram. You cannot win against a woman like this, especially if she has the support of her superiors. She most likely does not show her crazy behavior to her superiors, so they don't know about it (or maybe they think she's "tough" and admire her for it). Get out, OP. asap.

Oh, and her initials are EB.