So despite my best pharmaceutical efforts, I remain in a rather hostile mood today.  Hey what’s to be angry about?  Some prick is trying to steal my job and my boss is pretty much letting him.  I went in to my boss’s office to get some clarification about my place in the office, but he doesn’t seem interested in hearing my concerns.  That bored look on his face pissed me off and the Xanax I took magically disappeared from my blood stream.  It was a little disconcerting as that has never happened to me before.  Usually Xanax keeps me mellow no matter what.  I guess I’ll just have to learn to control my temper.

I won’t get into the details as I’ve read enough news stories about people being fired for blogging about work.  Let’s just say that a minority-majority workplace is no guarantee that you will be shielded from discrimination.  On the positive side, the incident did remind me of my long term goals and I stuck to my diet instead going out for comfort food.  In fact, now that I really think about it, this could work to my advantage.  If I can get this guy to take over more of my responsibilities, it will leave me more time for career development.  Since I’m looking to leave anyway, why should it matter if he wants my job?  The hard part will be protecting myself until I’m ready to leave.