Getting Along

It seems to me that the older I get the more difficulty I have getting along with certain people.

Maybe I just don't have the patience with some people anymore. For instance, my boss really wears on my nerves and I have trouble even being friendly to him. He is very condescending and I think he truly believes he's superior to everyone in our office. I am not the only one he treats like a 12 year old. He talks that way to others in the office as well, but I have trouble just letting it "roll off". To add insult to injury, there is another person in the office who refers to me as her "secretary". That has to be the most demeaning word in the workplace and I can't believe a woman in her early 30's would even use it. I think they have even changed "Secretary's Day" to "Administrative Assistant Day" on most calenders.

Dean keeps telling me that this job isn't forever. I know it's not forever, but it's a pain in the ass right now. I could go on and on about how I'd like to work for myself brokering printing and selling ad specialties, but I've had opportunities to make that happen and ended up hesitating. I constantly imagine myself doing this for a living and maybe someday I will.