Besides all the regular step family and now pandemic crap, I've been dealing with a boss that knows everything. For reals. She's even corrected me when I told her about comments by another co-worker from a meeting she wasn't in and had no knowledge that it had happened (so she couldn't have found out otherwise). She also bleeds all over things if she thinks I'm the author, but leaves content alone if she thinks someone else wrote it (yes, I've done a few experiments to check if my gut was right). And I'm not the only one frustrated with her. But apparently I'm the only one willing to do anything about it. I've written a memo to file for HR and I told HR directly that if things don't change internally that I will have to make a change external to the company. (I know of one other person who quit specifically because of her--that person told me so-- and I'm pretty sure she got someone fired after they tried talking directly to her about her aggressive and demeaning style.)

And karma is real. I gave free advice occasionally over the past couple years to people at another company (I got connected with them through another colleague) and they contacted me out of the blue just as I was getting ready to look around and offered me a job! And they are about to do a bunch of stuff that I really want to do! And I can focus on just my area (been covering two additional jobs for years at the present place). And the side contract I have is going well, too, and the new company is willing to be flexible when I need to focus on helping the side contract (cause they know and respect each other).