It's been all work and no play, but hopefully that's about to change

So it has finally happened. I know I recently wrote that things have not been going very well at the office, but I will paraphrase for those who need to catch up on what's going on. There are just two of us in our local office. We both report to different bosses out of corporate. She is full-time and I am part-time. She has not been doing her job, nor supporting me in mine. We have had a lot of complaints from those participating in our program. She has been struggling to see eye-to-eye with corporate but has been taking her frustrations out on me and others involved locally. I had been working from home more recently to avoid her bad attitude.

Anyways, the CEO came into town on Wednesday and met with her. Thursday morning, he sent out an email to the Resource Committee. Here are some key points the CEO made in the letter:

• We have been struggling for some time, and in the end came to the mutual decision that it’s best for the organization and for her to head in a new direction.
  
• We are working hard to protect the organization’s image during the transition. We are not publicly discussing the issues that lead to our decision.
  
• During the transition, we will likely be leaning heavily on Juli to help keep things stable while we select and train new employees.

So there it is. I hate conflict and honestly feel bad for her. She has been with the organization almost since it's inception in my small town (over 4 years). But she was unwilling to move forward with the changes that corporate wanted to see happen here. She really wasn't doing her job and was making life miserable for everyone around her. I took her a small gift (a willow tree statue – love them) and a card wishing her the very best. She sent me an email thanking me. I hope things are okay between us. Especially since in this small town I'm sure we'll still have quite a bit of contact.

I am really looking forward to some new beginnings and hope they hire someone who will not only be as passionate about the program as I am, but also someone who will be a team player. I love my job and am hoping to start having some fun again while doing it.