I don't think this will go very far but I just need to tell someone. I have been a dental assistant at an office for over 18 years. I did 4 years with a dentist that retired and sold the practice to a new dentist. I then spent 14 years working for my former boss. I was a single assistant though covid and the last 2 years. That means I did everything for the office from ordering to clean and all chairs work along with helping out hygienist and front office work. I was working 6 days a week and really loved the dentist I worked for. About 12 years ago I was physically assaulted by the front office lady. I called her a bad name and she slapped me across the face. Long story short we both still worked at this office, but she was at times very hostile towards me my family and some of the patients. She started having problems at home and she would have screaming, cussing phone calls with family while patients were in the office. The dentist would turn up the suction machines to make noise to cancel her out so the patients wouldn't hear. This all became too much for me to handle and today I called my boss and turned in my key and quit. I feel bad as I really enjoyed working for him. I thought as this woman is well past retirement age I could outlast her, but she is using his office as an escape from her home life. I feel free now and so much better knowing I will not have to deal with any more abuse verbal physical or otherwise from this woman.