Have You Ever Had Such a Bad Boss That It Affected You Years Later?

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I worked for a growing family owned business for 7 years back before my children were born. I loved working there, and even stayed there despite the fact that growth potential was limited, but I liked the company, I liked the owners, the people and my bosses. The company had grown so quickly that they eventually had to hire a controller to help them with their finances. This was about year 5 of my working there. They had to fire the general manager who had been put in charge of handling administration which meant he had been my manager, so for some reason beyond my comprehension they decided to put the controller in charge of the administrative staff, this woman had no business managing people. She may have been good with money but not people. She would say mean and rude things to people. She would actually search out things to yell at me about. She would make a big deal out of tiny little things that did not matter that much, then she would buy me gifts, gain my trust again, and then beat me down verbally again. I know I was a good employee, I did my own job and always completed my tasks on time. I also helped everyone else out when ever they needed help, and my tasks were completed. Pretty much anyone could go on vacation and know that I would be able to fill in for them while they were gone. This woman just made my life there completely miserable. After she took over I could not sleep at night, and I never knew what was going to happen to me when I walked in. This woman yelled at me for a having a picture of my dog on my desk. I finally quite after 2 years of being under her terrible management. I would have quite sooner, but I was pregnant and on maternity leave for 3 months, but once I came back she made life unbearable for me. I stayed another few months and then finally quit. Her treatment of me bothered me for many years after that. I finally got over it, but it still makes me mad to this day, but it no longer haunts me like it used to. Have you ever had a boss who treated you so badly it took you a long time to get over it?