Borderline Boss?

[starshine23]

I am very confused about what has happened to me this year.  It feels like whiplash.  I suspect my boss has borderline personality.

Last year I was enthusiastically hired at a private school.  I was hired on as a pre-k teacher, but was also promised a role as a resource specialist.  My boss adored me.  She acted as though I were her favorite.  It was acually kind of embarrassing.  She was always hugging me and showing me off.  It made other people jealous I think.

The first inkiling that somethin g was weird was mood swings and lying.  This happened early on.  She would change my schedule without asking me.  I signed a contract that made me salary, but she quickly reneged, made me hourly and never gave me a new contract.  She did this to a lot of teachers and people were not happy with her.

On a Friday she was encouraging me to file paperwork on students who would need extra help.  On a Sunday she told me my role was being drastically cut with no explanation as to why.

There was a workplace bully, and she encouraged me to tell her everything I observed and took meticulous notes.  Before Xmas break she assured me she was taking care of it.  The day before Xmas break ended she called me and told me she had divulged everything I had said about the bully TO HER FACE and expect to be confronted by said bully when I came to work the next day!

After this I got covid and was very sick for 2 months.  When I came back I kept my distance,  I no longer trusted my boss.  Cut to March when she told me on no uncertain terms that I would not be invited back to work next year.  I asked her why, and she couldnt give me a reason.  She said I had done nothing wrong and it's because i am "new."  I promptly quit.  I could not take it anymore.  How did I go from her favorite person to being fired overnight?

She also fired a young beautiful young girl who is getting married this summer.  She told people the girl thought she was "too good for everyone else."   (I never thought this to be true.  The girl was very happy though and I think my boss was jealous of her happiness and beauty.)  We all know that is not a valid reason to fire someone.


She also lead a campaign against a group of teachers in the beginning of the year who wanted to celebrate holidays at school.  She was strictly opposed.  Fast forward to now where she tells people that the school is all about holidays.  She completely flip flops, does complete 180's, lies all the time even when she doesnt need to and love bombs and discards almost in the same breath.

She also has a serious food addiction, and does risky behavior such as sky diving.

I am devastated and still in shock.  Does she sound borderline to you?

[notrightinthehead]

She definitely sounds not healthy to be around and I am so glad you no longer have to put up with her. What a disturbing experience! I have often found that people who are too friendly at the beginning of a relationship turned out to be disappointing later.

[Hazy111]

We arent allowed to diagnose people but as we say many times on this site, "trust your gut"