And the Adventure Begins Anew...

My boss resigned today. "Personal reasons."

Uh huh.

Up until 2 weeks ago, I adored him. I thought we would be lifelong friends. I was excited to be at camp together. And then all of a sudden, he started having major mood swings. One minute he'd be nice, bringing me pop and joking around. The next he would be telling me how I get nothing done and he does everything and storming from the room. He became verbally abusive and it was hurtful, but more than that, I felt shock and disbelief. No one has EVER treated me in that way.

So I decided to quit. I called the office manager and let her know what was going on. He has been verbally abusing her for months now, and I think this was just the final straw. She decided to call the board. Since I had already decided to quit, I figured, I might as well go out with a bang, and when they called to talk to me, I gave them about 15 specific examples of crazy things he'd done. But it was the questions they asked me that surprised me the most. They have been through this with him before (I'm the fourth person in this position in 3 years, and our office manager is also the fourth in 3 years in her position) and it was almost as if they were expecting it. Upon further investigation, it also came out that there were some inconsistencies with financials, and that there was $11,000 worth of charges to the casino on the company credit card...

So as of last Wednesday, I knew he was going to be fired. And so each time he lashed out at me last week, I smiled and took it, knowing, he would be gone soon. He had no idea what was going on. This morning, I was a nervous wreck. I was waiting to hear from the board (he'd called me last night to let me know he had a quick meeting and would be up to camp early today- I knew better). Finally, one of the board members called me to let me know she was on her way up to camp to pack his stuff and show support. She didn't give me any details, so I was still not sure what was going on. After her, another board member called to show his support, but still no details. Finally, the Board President called to let me know he'd asked for and received my boss's letter of resignation. Whew.

I am now the interim Executive Director. I received a significant pay raise and I'm running the show. Not too shabby for a 26 year old. I have three months to prove that I can do this full time and earn this position permanently. And it will be a nice opportunity for me to try it out and see if I even want it. It is a bit overwhelming, but also kind of exciting. I have spent a considerable amount of time repeating over and over, Rainman style, "everything is going to be okay, everything is going to be okay." And I believe it is.

So, here begins my adventure... think of me...