Thirty Days of Truth 8

Day 08 → Someone who made your life hell, or treated you like shit.

There was a point in my working life -- 20 years ago or so -- when the thought of getting into a car wreck or coming down with a serious illness or being a victim of some sort of disaster was incredibly appealing to me. Mind you, I didn't want to die or be permanently disabled. I just dreaded going to work.

Why in the world would I wish for something like that?

I had a toxic, toxic boss. This woman was incredibly needy. In our little group, she always had one favorite and one goat; these roles rotated throughout the group on no set schedule. For quite a while, I could do no wrong. My writing was the best! My design skills rocked! My subject matter expertise was superb! I had conversations with her where she confided her troubles with her own boss, and then she would break down weeping. Or she would openly criticize the other members of the group and tell me how they couldn't do anything right.

Then I had the temerity to disagree with a directive. From then on, I could do no right. This chapter is completely incomprehensible (no matter that the real SMEs thought it was the best explanation of a complex topic they'd ever seen). This page is ugly. Changes were made, remade, unmade, and made again. Move this paragraph up one pica. No, never mind; it looked better before.

I sent a draft of a customer survey to her for review. At first the edits seemed reasonable until I got to one particular comment wherein she accused me of going behind her back and undermining her decisions!

When an instuctional design position opened up in another division, I jumped. She thought I was being disloyal. I was never so happy to make a move. I never looked back. And I quit hoping I'd be in an accident.

The topics for the Thirty Days of Truth:

Day 01 → Something you hate about yourself.
Day 02 → Something you love about yourself.
Day 03 → Something you have to forgive yourself for.
Day 04 → Something you have to forgive someone for.
Day 05 → Something you hope to do in your life.
Day 06 → Something you hope you never have to do.
Day 07 → Someone who has made your life worth living.
Day 08 → Someone who made your life hell, or treated you like shit.
Day 09 → Someone you didn’t want to let go, but just drifted.
Day 10 → Someone you need to let go, or wish you didn’t know.
Day 11 → Something people seem to compliment you the most on.
Day 12 → Something you never get compliments on.
Day 13 → A band or artist that has gotten you through some tough ass days. (write a letter.)
Day 14 → A hero that has let you down. (letter)
Day 15 → Something or someone you couldn’t live without, because you’ve tried living without it.
Day 16 → Someone or something you definitely could live without.
Day 17 → A book you’ve read that changed your views on something.
Day 18 → Your views on gay marriage.
Day 19 → What do you think of religion? Or what do you think of politics?
Day 20 → Your views on drugs and alcohol.
Day 21 → (scenario) Your best friend is in a car accident and you two got into a fight an hour before. What do you do?
Day 22 → Something you wish you hadn’t done in your life.
Day 23 → Something you wish you had done in your life.
Day 24 → Make a playlist to someone, and explain why you chose all the songs. (Just post the titles and artists and letter)
Day 25 → The reason you believe you’re still alive today.
Day 26 → Have you ever thought about giving up on life? If so, when and why?
Day 27 → What’s the best thing going for you right now?
Day 28 → What if you were pregnant or got someone pregnant, what would you do?
Day 29 → Something you hope to change about yourself. And why.
Day 30 → A letter to yourself, tell yourself EVERYTHING you love about yourself