[Shawnee123]

Thanks everyone.

Actually, my boss does know and understand...and feels much the same way I do. There's just not a whole lot to be done. She encourages me to think about other opportunities at the college, because she knows my abilities; she always encourages me with the disclaimer "this is so hard for me because I don't want you to leave." We talked about this just today and she did have some ideas for a proposal to change the way my position is viewed.

It's my bosses boss who doesn't seem to see it. She is the one whose ass gets kissed. But, I like her, too. That's why it is so much harder because I never believed she would fall for the phony.

At any rate, I agree that leaving family is harder than leaving coworkers. I would like to stay in education and stay working at a college; that's why I might have to move should an ideal position come up.

Our state association had a job listing at a college in Toledo. It would require a move...but the job is exactly what I like doing and what I'm good at...for a good wage. I guess this is what prompted me to ask for advice.

It's just been such a crappy day...with the whole coworker thing hitting me in the face more than once. I have been struggling with this for a long time. My boss is very clear on my feelings and agrees. I even pray that this is taken off my heart because anger hurts. I just can't seem to get over it. Like I said, it's the combination of struggling financially, seeing my sickly paycheck every two weeks, and knowing that my hard work is overshadowed by politics. That other thread made me think that I should make a move. And, the thing holding me back there is a little bit of fear mixed with a smidgen of unknown, and the undying adage that money doesn't buy happiness.