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Still having bad dreams about a toxic employer

I had a great job that I left because a former, fun co-worker started a business and wanted my help with (primarily with ecommerce). The business seemed like it had a lot of potential. But, once I started I found he was a different person as a boss. He'd push me from one thing to another without giving me time to finish anything then complain about a lack of results. I unloaded trucks, shipped in the warehouse, did outside sales, worked on the website, etc. He had me chasing down these longshot sales opportunities that required long drives and he'd storm around the office when he wasn't happy and wouldn't make eye contact with people. Anyway, he laid me off after the housing bubble burst. It took me a year to find a good job and in the meantime I completed firefighter and EMT training to keep busy and volunteered…


I had a great job that I left because a former, fun co-worker started a business and wanted my help with (primarily with ecommerce). The business seemed like it had a lot of potential.

But, once I started I found he was a different person as a boss. He'd push me from one thing to another without giving me time to finish anything then complain about a lack of results. I unloaded trucks, shipped in the warehouse, did outside sales, worked on the website, etc. He had me chasing down these longshot sales opportunities that required long drives and he'd storm around the office when he wasn't happy and wouldn't make eye contact with people.

Anyway, he laid me off after the housing bubble burst. It took me a year to find a good job and in the meantime I completed firefighter and EMT training to keep busy and volunteered at both. I'm a VP of a tech company today and I STILL have nightmares that, for some reason, I have to return to work for him.

Last night I had another one of these nightmares that I was stuck working for him again and that I had an an accident with one of his fleet trucks. Normally at this point in the dream I'd be worried about his reaction but I was semi-lucid dreaming and so annoyed with the dream that I kicked the truck repeatedly in my dream. Then I lit it on fire and peed on it.

It was liberating. I hope that puts these stupid dreams to rest.

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