I'm in a hotel by the airport, and will be leaving the US tomorrow morning. Twelve days in the US and three sightings of the ex... luckily, no actual contact. It will be better, one day, when I can return without having to give him or his psycho family a single thought.

As I mentioned in my last post, I thought I saw him drive by as I was talking to someone at a construction site. It wasn't the same car he used to drive, but I was 90% certain it was him. It sure as hell looked like him anyway.

A few days later, my mom and I were leaving said construction site. Just as we pulled away, the same dark green metallic car pulled up alongside the site. Whoever was driving stopped to chat with the workers. When we drove back by about 15 minutes later, the car was gone.

Today, as we were leaving town (as in I was on my way out of town for at least the next year, heading for a hotel by the nearest airport), we drove past him. It was a T intersection, and he was waiting for the light to turn left, I was approaching to turn right. I noticed the car first. Obviously since that first encounter, I'd been paying close attention to the drivers of all small, dark green, metallic sedans. And whaddyaknow, there he was. I got a good look this time, and now have 100% confirmation - it was definitely him. Three sightings in twelve days is enough for me. Although as my mom pointed out, at least he didn't do a u-turn and follow us.

On another note, I stopped by the ex-job at one point while I was in town. I wouldn't have bothered, except that the construction site I kept having to visit was just a few blocks away from it. I figured I might as well pop in. The Spy seemed pretty pleased to see me. The rest of the bunch ranged in reactions from apathy to pretending they didn't see me. Whatever. I can't say it bothered me in the least... although boy am I glad to no longer be a part of that ongoing catastrophe.

The whole being-over-budget-yet-unfinished-new-facility nonsense that I mentioned last time I wrote about the ex-job had - according to the newspapers - been remedied. According to the staff, that wasn't true; it was just sort of half-assed remedied to get by, while the politicians and the board pat each other on the back and try to make themselves look nice again in the eyes of the community. There was a letter in today's local paper from the board, thanking the community for their kind donations, and thanking the various government agencies that had been responsible for the severe fuckups in the first place for all their kind support. What bullshit. But totally not surprising.

Additionally, while I was there, the Spy asked the current director if there was any word on whether or not the ex-boss would finally be charged with anything. Both the director and another high-up employee said something along the lines of, "Give it a rest, Spy. If nothing's happened by now, nothing's going to happen." Now, I've known ever since six months passed following the beginning of the "investigation" (compromised by lies from the "consultant" and misdirection and lack of cooperation from the board) without an arrest that nothing was going to happen. However, this is the first time anyone affiliated with the ex-job has actually come out and said so. Granted, they weren't saying this in public, but still, they said it. (According to the Spy, when the issue of the ex-boss gets brought up at board meetings, the board still sticks to the fiction that "The DA and the Sheriff's office are still investigating" - what bullshit.)

Anyway, that's all I have on that drama - thank the gods. Time for me to get some rest; I've got an early flight!

oh, ex job (the more things change, the more they stay the same)

Sigh. I'm so glad I don't work there any more, and am incredibly thankful to no longer be caught up in any of their drama. That being said, it just kills me to learn that things continue to not go well out there, meaning that those the organization is supposed to help are suffering. If you know who I am and who are on facebook with me already know all of the details (and if you missed it, just hunt around the links posted recently on my profile).

Since I don't want to give away the exact nature of the organization, I'll have to be really vague with this post. They were supposed to be building a new facility. The local government agencies that fund them budgeted a pretty small amount with which to do so, but as they were supposed to be using prison labor, this small amount was expected to cut it. That being said, given how small the amount was, I could see going over budget by $5000 or even $10,000. They're currently $50,000+ over budget - and the new facility is not finished yet. Additionally, work on the place had stalled because the various government agencies that were funding the construction all decided that it was someone else's responsibility to pay for completion. Of course, the organization is using the unequipped and unfinished facility anyway, as they have nowhere else to go. Not to give too many details, but let's just say that as a result of using said unequipped, unfinished facility, severe harm has been caused to those the organization is there to help.

And this has apparently been going on for months.

I know the person who is currently the director, and while he's a nice guy who cares about the work he does, I know he was chosen by the board mainly because he's a Yes Man. When they tell him not to make waves, he doesn't make waves. I would've been raising hell had that been going on under my watch, but then again, I'm through being anybody's Yes Girl.

Although perhaps the current director was the person who slipped this morsel of information to the press. Yes, the press have gotten involved - and the story has gone national, having been picked up by the AP. And wouldn't you know it: as soon as this was appearing on websites, in newspapers, and on the evening news, the local government agencies were tripping over each other to pay for some of the most immediate needs of the facility. And of course, they continue to point the finger at each other "It's not *our* agency's fault this happened. *They* were supposed to pay for it."

And meanwhile, those the organization is there to help continue to suffer.

I haven’t posted an update on the ex-boss in ages, mainly due to the fact that I’ve had nothing whatsoever to report. As far as I can tell, this is mainly due to the fact that there have been no developments; however, the following information was just relayed to me by the Spy.

You may remember that the ex-boss “runs” her own “non-profit charity” (I use those words rather loosely, given that she’s a flim-flam artist) which is similar in nature to the ex-job from which she was fired back in September 2009. A similar – although legitimate – charity in a northern state had donated several thousand dollars to the ex-boss’s “charity” to be used for a specific purpose. The northern charity then rented a u-haul type truck, packed it full of supplies to be donated to the ex-boss’s charity, then drove all the way to the southern state in which the ex-boss and her charity are located. As the northern charity is in the process of filming a promotional documentary, they brought along video cameras.

Now, the ex-boss always described her organization as having “a state of the art facility” – although I have seen it with my own eyes, and I find it simply mind-boggling that it somehow manages to pass inspections by the overseeing state agency, as the conditions are pretty disgusting. Anyway, imagine the shock when the people from the northern charity arrived to find that the “state of the art facility” to be, in fact, the hell pit that I remember. Additionally, there were several gross violations of the organizations mandate (which I can’t elaborate on here without giving way the nature of the ex-boss’s “charity”).

Not surprisingly, the northern folks were disgusted and enraged by what they found, and used their cameras to film as much as possible. Equally not too surprising (if you know the ex-boss) was the fact that she was furious at the presence of cameras on her property. Additionally, the ex-boss refused to answer questions regarding the visible gross violations and refused to answer questions regarding the money which the northern charity had donated for a specific purpose. (Had that money been used as claimed, they would have been able to see evidence of this; they saw no signs that it had been used for the claimed specific purpose.)

While the northern folks were trying to elicit information about how their donations had been spent, this somehow triggered an argument between the ex-boss and her daughter, which devolved into a fist-fight… all of which was captured on video by the northerners!! The ex-boss (true to form) told them that if they showed the video to anyone she would “sue them for slander and libel” – hah.

The northern folks, feeling that they’d been thoroughly swindled, ran a google search and discovered that the ex-boss had been fired from the ex-job and had been accused of ripping them off for tens of thousands of dollars… and they called the ex-job’s current director to vent and compare notes. This is, of course, how the Spy got the information which he then relayed to me. God how I would love to see the video footage. And can someone please, please arrest these people already??

There are still numerous people who believe the ex-boss is a good person. This is because they don't know her very well, and because she talks a good game. I initially thought she was a great person, because I fell for her bullshit just like everyone else does. The woman is a champion bullshit artist. She runs a non-profit organization that receives a lot of money in donations... and does *some* work for its cause that is good... but most of what the donations do is fund her lifestyle. Anyway, the ex-job's current boss and Board of Directors received an email from a woman who believes the ex-boss is wonderful. I've met this person - she is someone who cares a lot for the cause... and who only has contact with the ex-boss about 4 times a year. All of the times they've had contact have obviously been positive. The letter is below. It was sent to me by the vice president of the board, with an email asking me "your thoughts on this??"

Dear [Current Boss],

I will go ahead and put something in writing to your Board of Directors and also forward the same to your attorney. Do they have open Board Meetings or are they held privately, I came past the [organization] around 6:00pm last night passing through to [city] on my way back to [another city] I had seen you already closed.

I am a [irrelevant job title] for a [irrelevant company]. Even though [city] is not my territory, I do pass through several times a year.

I would like someone to address this problem and see what can be done to help [do what the organization does]. I see this as a waste of people times when is essence you have a great group close by and are refusing to work with them, when other groups are so overloaded and can't move animals the way they can.

As you stated I have googled [ex-director’s organization] and seen only great things and fantastic accomplishments. Also as you directed I googled your former directors name and only found information from last year concerning accusations from your organization. Was there any criminal outcome or civil outcome that was not published?

I have also seen how many awards she and her organization won for [the work they do]. There were several articles written on the wonderful work they have done [in this area of work] including many from your organization with numerous quotes from this same attorney, and several board members.

I don't understand how these few articles concerning her termination over a short period of time maybe 45 days has made them so bitter toward her help. Especially as the one article states there is no evidence to support the claim and it was being investigated by your sheriffs department. It leads me to believe that they were just accusations. But that is neither her or there. I just felt the need to address this as you have stated twice she and [her organization] were criminals or so horrible that [those she claims to help] would suffer.

I do believe, no matter what, [her organization] is an organization you would want on your side, and put aside your past employment differences to benefit the [needy group] of your community.

I finally spoke to them this morning and was told, under no circumstances, will she discuss anything with her prior employment there as the only thing that suffers is the [needy group] in your care.

But your [organization having problems] was addressed and a concern for them. They did not address your organization with any foul words but spoke eloquently and professionally. They stated you [have problems]. So it seems your organization is not working in the best interest of [those you help]. I may be wrong however, this is the impression I have received. I am sorry if that seems harsh. I just think maybe people feelings got hurt and they need to overcome this.

What can I or my contacts do to help alleviate these issues? What can I say in this letter to your Board that may be able to help with this issue with [the ex-director’s organization].

Please let me know and I will get this letter voicing our concerns for these [group helped by these orgs] out as soon as possible maybe a petition will work or help? Please also let me know when your board meetings are held. Also is it correct in stating your organization is government funded? Who in the government can I write or call to address this issues with them? Is there a Mayor or a Board of Commissioners? Maybe that will help since your funding is not private and your board seems to not have the best interest of the [group they help] and are more worried about their pride.

This was my reply to the vice president of the board:

I think perhaps a public statement is in order, detailing what exactly the Sheriff's Department, local DA, etc have done in reference to the investigation into [the ex-boss], and that this is now a matter for the courts. You should consider including in the public statement both the irrefutable evidence of the financial situation [the organization] was in upon her termination, and a statement that this is not a matter of "hurt feelings" but a matter of mismanagement and criminal activity. I would suggest mentioning that while you support the [service]-related actions of [the ex-boss’s organization], the prior actions of [the ex-boss] while she was connected with [the organization] cannot be condoned.

But, of course, they didn't take my advice, and as usual, are doing nothing that might possibly bring them (and by "them" I mean the members of the board, not the organization itself) bad publicity:

We are sitting tight for the moment...waiting for the DA to do whatever he plans to do...don't want to stir up any more controversy than we have already had.

The ex-boss had filed a workman's comp claim against the ex-job. Her suit alleged that the day before she was fired, she received an injury and is therefore due a workman's comp settlement. (I can't write details of what the injury was, but let's just say that *if* the incident occurred, it would've been her fault for going delinquent on the service that would've prevented it. And oh yeah, she'd also gone delinquent on the workman's comp insurance!!)

Anyway, the suit also alleged that she was wrongfully terminated, because the person who hired her (the "consultant" - who used to be the board's president) had guaranteed in writing that she would have X number of years of employment.

The hearing was supposed to be tomorrow. The Spy and other former coworkers were set to testify. Then yesterday, the consultant told the board's lawyer that she couldn't remember if she had given the ex-boss a guarantee in writing about the number of years she would be employed or not... (HOWEVER: guarantee or not, if you EMBEZZLE money from your job, that's an appropriate reason to get fired!!) Anyway, the Spy and ex-coworkers were set testify, when word came down that their testimony was no longer needed.

They fucking settled out of court! That BITCH is getting more money from them. WTF????? I don't know how much she's getting, but she *is* getting money. I cannot fucking believe this bullshit.

With regards to the investigation into the ex-boss, it seems that I have even less than nothing to update. While I had been infuriated to discover that the sheriff's department hadn't been given the case until January, when I spoke to the detective back in February, she made it seem like she was going to do everything in her power to bring charges against the ex-boss. And yet, nothing has happened. Unfortunately, I know how small town politics works. I know that if the truth comes to light, it'll look very bad for certain members of the board, and I know that these certain board members are “important” people in our community. While the detective seemed pretty gung-ho about bringing the truth to light, even if it looked bad for the board, I find myself wondering who *her* boss is friends with. A word in the right ear around here and she might be asked to drop the investigation. Who knows; I hope that this won't happen, but as it is now APRIL and nothing has happened, I'm seriously starting to doubt that anything will.

This is how the ex-boss keeps getting away with shit. And she'll continue to do so until somebody finally has her arrested. Oh, wait... she already got off on a murder charge, so I guess she doesn't stop even then. Sigh. I checked out her personal non-profit's website the other day; apparently her org is now allied with a large national corporation in a nearby city to fund-raise and to, well... to do what it is her org claims to do. I've seen the conditions of her org... and it's obvious that while some of her money goes to maintaining it, the bulk of the money she brings in from fund-raising does not go to her org at all. And now she's got another cash cow to milk, since the ex-job seems to have let her get away with her scam.

I hadn't heard from the psycho ex since that scary night back in January when I had to call 911. Here I was, thinking that my pseudo-temp-restraining-order was working, that he would at least leave me alone from here on out. Well, today he called my mom. My mother does not have caller ID. Even before this whole crazy-ex business, I couldn't bring myself to answer the phone at her house, because I never knew who would be on the other end. Yes, I have a phone phobia. Well, now I have yet another reason to not answer the phone at her house. She answered the phone, and there he was on the other end. He claimed to have called to wish *US* - as in me and my mom - a happy Easter. He swore to my mom that he hadn't stolen the expensive object of hers which we suspect he stole. He also said that he has been in the city where my father lives since the day after “our disagreement,” (you know, when I called the cops on him because he was hiding in my bushes after unscrewing my front porch lightbulb) where he has been working. When my mom pointed out that he had been seen in a local grocery store by one of my friends three full weeks after that date, he said, “That's bullshit.” Hah. He also told her that he thinks about me every day, and really wishes I would call him. [Insert profanity here. I uttered a lot of it.]

I don't have too much to update in terms of the ex-job, but here's what I've got:

The Board meeting the other night was more like the "bored" meeting - no wonder the ex-boss was able to pull the wool over their eyes for so long. The Board's president and the "consultant" both have very dominant personalities, and everyone tends to acquiesce to them, even when their opinion is actually completely different. Meanwhile, they took forever to decide really simple things, and periodically I had to interject with what (in each case) I felt was the obvious solution... they tended to take me up on my suggestions, and seemed amazed by them. Yeah, amazed by the obvious. Boy my confidence in these people is stoked.

Anyway, they didn't discuss the situation with the ex-boss in the public part of the meeting, and as such, I had to try and find out the dirt later from the current boss and my spy. They have a private portion of the meeting, during which they kick out any members of the public - and the "consultant". I found out later from the current boss that one of the things discussed during the private session was the "consultant" herself, and the fact that the board has discovered that she's been in regular contact with her friend, the ex-boss!! Apparently this is all coming to light, due to the fact that SHE was supposed to be the liason between the board and the Sherrif's office, and yet the Sherrif's office got very little of the evidence which the board had collected. Hmmmm. Oh, I'm hoping she gets busted, too, because I cannot stand that bitch.

The state-appointed workman's comp attorney interviewed staff members at the ex-job today with regards to the ex-boss's ridiculous claim that she was injured right before she was fired. I pretty much cannot possibly see how she can expect to win this, what with every single person who was employed there at the time stating that A) they didn't see the incident B) she didn't mention the incident and C) she seemed perfectly fine and healthy, and made no mention of any physical discomfort. Also, let's not forget D) she's under investigation for theft/embezzlement and E) she is crazy.

I had my interview today with the detective who is investigating both the ex-boss and the recent theft of a piece of equipment from my mom. Now, the prime suspects in this theft (to me and my mom at any rate) are the ex-boyfriend and the ex-boss. The detective used the theft as an excuse to go out and visit the ex-boss, ostensibly to see if the ex-boyfriend was around (no sign of the stolen equipment, but she didn't have a warrant, so she couldn't poke around). Anyhow, the ex-boss told the detective that the ex-boyfriend wasn't there because he was in a southern state visiting his sister... keep in mind that just a few weeks ago she sent a letter to the court stating that he had moved PERMANENTLY to a northern state, and was there working. This letter is the reason why the restraining order wasn't issued. And of course there's the fact that a friend and former coworker saw the ex-boyfriend here in town a little more than a week ago. Now because the letter that the ex-boss wrote wasn't “under oath” she can't be charged with perjury, but she can be charged with contempt of court... which I guess will just be thrown in with all the other charges that are probably going to be brought against her. Not that this does anything to get me my restraining order, but it's something.

The most astounding thing that I learned today? Now I knew that the ex-boss had a criminal record, because she bragged about it, although she never told anyone what it was that she'd been charged with. Well, apparently she'd been charged with a variety of small things. And oh yeah, HOMICIDE. That's right, the ex-boss stood trial for fucking MURDER. She was acquitted, but apparently due to some kind of evidentiary problem. That's right ladies and gentleman, she got off on a technicality. She was, however, convicted on a felony firearms charge from this whole murder thing. So yeah, the person who has been threatening me and my mother and our animals has killed someone. Actually killed someone. Fuck me. The detective just told me the bare bones of the case... it is driving me crazy that I can't find any details via google. I'm guessing she must have been tried under another name or something. (She's been married three times and I only know two of those names, and then there's her maiden name which I don't know.)

(Apparently the ex-boss was also dismissed from a previous employer – one she always claims she retired from, even though she is way too young to have retired from anywhere – due to a sexual harassment claim from a subordinate, although compared to MURDER that kinda pales into insignificance. Also: ew. Even if I were a horny guy: ew. She is so not attractive.)

Other than that, the interview wasn't too astounding. I'd already learned from my friend that the Board hadn't exactly been forthcoming with evidence, so I wasn't too surprised when she showed me the tiny amount of evidence that they had given her. In fact, I think that what I was able to give her today was more damning than the whole entire amount of things the Board had given her! Anyway, she is going to face several charges of theft (including felony counts) and some other charges as well. The whole thing with the ex-boss's daughter claiming she was doing community service at the ex-job while receiving her salary and while not actually working... well, they are both going to get in serious trouble for that. I also gave the detective copies of all the crazy shit that the ex-boss and her daughter had written about me on facebook. I'm not sure that it's going to come of anything, but she definitely took it a lot more seriously than the police officer to whom I'd show them previously. Of course, she's seen their rap sheets, and he hadn't!

One thing that I found interesting – there is a woman who is no longer officially on the Board, although she is present at every single meeting the Board calls her a “consultant.” This woman was responsible for the allowing the ex-boss's predecessor to get out of control (leading to a very different type of scandal long before I arrived) and she is responsible for the hiring of both the ex-boss and her daughter. She is also the person who swore at the Board meeting that she had no knowledge of the credit card the ex-boss had opened... and who later told the detective that she couldn't actually swear in court that she hadn't okayed the credit card because she didn't really remember... Anyway, from the questions I was asked about her, it became clear that the Sheriff's department is looking into the "consultant" as well. I am thrilled by this, as I cannot stand this woman. Also, this “consultant” was supposed to be the liaison between the Board and the Sheriff's Department... and meanwhile most of the evidence that was supposed to have been passed on to the Sheriff's Department hadn't been. You know, like my 25+ page statement, copies of things the ex-boss had written incriminating herself, etc. Luckily, I was able to provide these things to the detective. Definitely food for thought. I also have a feeling from the questions (and the evidence I was shown) that the treasurer on the Board is under investigation... as she signed two large checks, one to the ex-boss and one to the ex-boss's husband, and can't provide a decent explanation as to what those checks were for. In the treasurer's defense, I don't think she's all that bright, and she probably believed whatever BS the ex-boss told her as to why the check needed to be signed.

After leaving the Sheriff's department, I had an appointment at the V business, where one of the Board members works. I asked him if he'd heard about the murder, and he said he had only learned of it two days ago. I asked him why the Board had talked at their meetings about having so much evidence against the ex-boss, and yet the Sheriff's department hadn't received much of anything. He seemed very surprised, and told me that they have boxes of stuff (including my statement and things I'd emailed them that the ex-boss had written) and that as far as he knew, the Board President had given these things to the Sheriff's Department. I believe that he believes these things were turned over... but to me it's looking like several of the board members (and their damned “consultant”) are trying to cover their asses.

For months now the Board of Directors at the ex-job have been saying that they've been working with local law enforcement, gathering evidence against the ex-boss, that they wanted to make sure everything was airtight before she was charged.... APPARENTLY THIS WAS A LIE!! I am so angry with these moronic, incompetent idiots that I have been in a fury all afternoon. My friend and my replacement at the ex-job and I had been wondering for some time now why no one from the law enforcement agency that was investigating had contacted us... well, turns out this is because no one was investigating!! There is now a detective on the case, but she was only assigned the case THIS MONTH. Okay, so perhaps there was a reason for that, right? Well, she had an appointment this morning with my friend. Come to find out, the detective has been given almost no evidence from the board whatsoever. She had a meeting with them last week and told them essentially that if they didn't give her something to work with, she would have no case. You know how the board said there was a warrant out against the ex-boss for theft of two items? Nope. The detective didn't even have all the info on the missing items needed to file for a warrant! She was only given my name, my friend's name and my replacement's name after the meeting when she said she needed some evidence of wrongdoing. They hadn't even given her my statement, which detailed all sorts of illegal activities at the place, backed up by photos and pay stubs. Plus, one of the main things – the whole personal expenses on the company credit account thing – there was a board member who the ex-boss had insisted said it was ok. Well, at the Board meetings, said member had sworn that she never said any such thing, and that this was the first she'd ever heard about it, yadda, yadda, yadda. Well... she apparently told the detective that she couldn't swear in court that she hadn't told the ex-boss it was ok because she didn't really remember. Yeah. At least the detective did confirm that the ex-boss's daughter is getting punished for “doing community service” at the ex-job while receiving her salary! Anyway, I have my meeting with the detective on Friday. At this point, who knows if anything will come of it. The ex-boss might very well get away with it because the Board is filled with a bunch of inept morons.

There was a notice in the local paper that someone from the neigboring county had been arrested for stealing donations meant for the ex-job. While it was neither the ex-boss nor any name I recognized, the person did live in the neighboring county where she lives. I checked with the current management at the ex-job, and the police are looking into whether or not this person was connected with the ex-boss. They also checked the other donation sites... and apparently this person had emptied a good number of them before getting caught :-( Whether or not this individual is connected to the ex-boss, this is simply reprehensible... especially given how much shit the ex-job has been through in the past year!

I know I haven't updated in a long time, but I figure some of you might be interested in what's been going on with the now ex-boyfriend and the continuing drama of the ex-boss.

Ex-boyfriend: I do talk to him now. He calls at least once a day, either "just to talk" or to try and beg me to take him back. I'm always very firm with my saying no to him... and to be honest, it's easier to deal with that than with him calling non-stop all day and night.

Ex-boss: Not too much new has come out in the investigation... just more thefts of funds uncovered. At this point, that no longer shocks or surprises me. Plus, they've uncovered that an elderly donor had been making monthly donations (she thought) to the ex-job - but the ex-boss had told her that checks needed to be made out in her (the ex-boss's) name! That's a bit sickening. Also, for those of you who aren't my facebook friend, she recently figured a way to circumvent my facebook block and leave a bunch of nasty comments for me. She's been re-blocked by the way. She has also started posting crap about the ex-job on the local online forum again, talking about how terrible they are....

And that's pretty much it! :-)

Okay... I know this isn't what you've been waiting for, but it's just so much more interesting, really! I just got off the phone with The Spy, who told me several very interesting pieces of gossip.

1. The ex-boss really is filing a workman's comp claim against the ex-job for the "injury" which she claims to have obtained the day before she was fired (which, if such an injury really had occurred it would have been her fault for two separate reasons, plus she had let the workman's comp insurance lapse!). Anyway, The Spy learned about this, because when she filed her claim, she listed one person as a witness to her "accident" - her husband! And she also listed both her husband and The Spy as people who could verify that she had indeed been injured. The Board, their lawyer and a workman's comp lawyer had a meeting today to discuss this and other issues, and they asked The Spy to come down and join them. He assumed they'd ask him questions about what (if anything) he had seen, and then ask him to leave... but they allowed him to stay for the whole meeting. Thus the gossip. Anyway, he had not seen her "accident/injury" nor had he witnessed her suffering any kind of pain or discomfort in the 24 hours between the alleged accident and her firing. He told them that he would indeed be willing to testify at a workman's comp hearing if so required.

2. A warrant has been issued against the ex-boss for theft of two items: a small electronic device and a large appliance type thing, together worth over $1000. The sherrif's department and various others are still investigating the whole money thing. They don't want to charge/arrest her until the investigation is complete. Right now, in addition to the personal purchases she made on the company credit card, they've found that she was writing checks to herself, but putting them in the checkbook ledger as checks to places the ex-job owed money! Additionally, they've uncovered something like $25,000 in unpaid bills she left behind.

3. This is my favorite. Up until now, it didn't look like there was anything the ex-boss's daughter could be charged with. Well, last spring she was on probation for assault. Her sentence was however many hours of community service. Apparently, she claimed to have done all her community service at the ex-job! At the same time she was drawing a salary from there! With her mother (they have different last names, or at least they do when the daughter uses her married name) signing off as the superviser who observed her doing the community service! They're turning this information over to the probation people, who hopefully will get her in a hella lot of trouble for this.

Anyway, that's the gossip. I'll have a post up on the EX-boyfriend very soon :-)

The board members of the ex-job had a meeting last night. I couldn't go, but I've heard what they talked about: who is going to replace the board member who is resigning. My mom (who is VERY qualified to be on the board and who would be very active and actually get things done) had put her name in the running... but they are not even considering her! I am rather angry about this, since of the three people they *are* considering, only one has had anything to do with the cause the ex-job supports, and the one with a connection was actually in tight with the ex-boss! Of course, the three people under consideration are "important" and "well-known" people in our community, and apparently that is what is important to them.

And now for a general update into the life of Anonymity.

Boyfriend:
I have essentially been living alone for the past three months or so while the Boyfriend is out of state, working and taking care of various court cases. (Yeah, he’s a stellar catch.) It’s been wonderful, really… because you know me, I like to avoid issues, and this has been one fantastic period of avoidance. Well, he called last night to say that he was going to be home for Thanksgiving, and would probably be home a full month. Then he’ll have to go back out of state because his court case got a continuance until late next month. It was one thing to have him down for the weekend… but a whole month… I feel a tension headache starting already. I suspect the time for avoidance will soon be over, and the time for confrontation will be here. Yuck. I was really hoping he’d meet someone up there who loved him and who wanted nothing more than to get shit-faced drunk with him every night, get married, and bear his children. No such luck.

Ex-job:
They had an opening for someone in the position my friend used to hold… and they hired someone with no experience instead of hiring her back. I don’t know what the deal is with that, but it infuriates me, because she is an excellent worker who knows damn good and well what needs to be done and how to do it. And it’s not like she was demanding high wages; she’s unemployed and would love to have a minimum wage job right about now. Meanwhile, one of the board members submitted his resignation, citing health reasons (several of the board members are rather old and do have rather poor health, and I am sure all the recent stress hasn’t been good for them). So… I contacted several board members and suggested my mother, who is more than qualified to be on the board; don’t know if they’ll accept her or not. I hope so, because while they all mean well, none of them seem to have any clue (which is, of course, how the ex-boss was able to get away with so much shit for so long).

Just when I thought the ex-boss's behavior couldn't get more absurd: today she notified the ex-job that she is suing the place for an injury which she claims occurred on the day before she was fired. As far as I know, she's the only employee/former employee other than her daughter to NOT sustain an injury while working there... and the injury she is claiming is so incredibly laughable that I dearly wish I could write it here! Now, if she had *actually* had received an injury, she could file a workman's comp claim... except that she had allowed the WC insurance to lapse! Also, doesn't she realize that she will need medical records to back this up? Plus, the "cause" of her "injury" is actually something that was there because of her, specifically. Is she trying to get enough evidence for an insanity plea? Because she might have a shot at that....

I thought y'all might be interested in an update on the ex-job. Well, not much has happened. The local Sheriff's Department and local prosecutor are investigating the ex-boss, although we haven't had any updates from that point of view. Meanwhile, the ex-boss keeps posting absurdities on the local community internet forum. She does this under pseudonyms, but it is nonetheless obvious that it's her. Most recently, she posted that she has a millionaire sponsor from out of state who is going to sponsor her buying land and building a new, competing facility in our county that will run the ex-job out of business. Um, yeah. Like anyone believes that. If anyone wants to see that post, I can email them a copy. Also, there was another article in the local paper, which I linked to on facebook.

The ex-job has been having a lot of trouble with the internet community in the non-profit sector in which they work. Apparently the ex-boss and her daughter have been spreading the word about how horrible the ex-job is, and now many places simply refuse to deal with the ex-job. That is simply unconscionable... I mean, even if these people thought the new staff at the ex-job were horrible people, they should still want to help the cause, right? Ugh. People suck.

And speaking thereof... remember how my friend was told the ex-job couldn't afford to hire her? Well, they have since hired two other part time people, neither of whom have experience with the place. My friend worked there almost as long as I did, and she knows all the ins and outs of the job... AND she is currently unemployed. One of the two part time people they hired has a full time job already! I don't know what the deal is with this, but it seems thoroughly unfair.

Oh my goodness! There's no real point in writing about this anonymously now that it has gone public. I'm pretty sure that everyone who reads this blog actually knows me, and can therefore get in touch with me if they want links to the incredibly incriminating newspaper article (the ex-boss obviously made the mistake of trusting the reporter!) and to the ex-boss's ridiculously absurd statement on a local internet forum. On the off chance that you *don't* know me and would like further details, let me know and I'll post 'em here. I just figure there's no reason for me to waste time posting things anonymously that are now so freely available on public sites!

Well, I don’t think the ex-boss’s attempt at getting the current board members removed (see previous post) is going to be successful after what happened at last night’s board meeting! (Man, I wish I could’ve gone! Unfortunately, I had C class to attend...)

The meeting apparently had some revelations which, while not shocking to me at this point, were pretty shocking to most of the general public. Apparently, in addition to the tax fraud and numerous unpaid bills that were known about, the ex-boss had opened an account in the business’s name at a local home improvement center, and had spent thousands of dollars on things which NEVER came to the ex-job! (You know, fancy door knobs and expensive bathroom fixtures, the sort of thing that not only didn’t come to the ex-job, but which never would be purchased by a place like that.) That’s definitive proof that she was stealing… and the board announced that they are going to file criminal charges against her! (Apparently they’d wanted to make sure that they had an actual criminal case, not just a case of incompetence, before they involved the police.) Meanwhile, the forensic accountant they’ve hired is still investigating the bank account to determine where and to whom funds went, and they’re still trying to locate all of the accounts which had been opened in the name of the ex-job! Additionally, the ex-boss had been paying her husband several hundred dollars a week for “maintenance” – although he maybe did maintenance work up there once every other month… and she had been paying her daughter several hundred dollars a week for “help” she was allegedly providing from out of state! (Meanwhile, I know via the boyfriend that the ex-boss’s husband was on food stamps – despite the large salary his wife was bringing in, and despite the fact that he was getting paid several hundred dollars a week, albeit under the table!)

I am thrilled that the board has finally gone public with all of this, and that people in our local community and the national non-profit community in this sector can finally know the truth about what a terrible person the ex-boss is. The joy is, of course, thoroughly tempered by the knowledge that all this money was stolen from a cause that I care deeply about. So much suffering could have been alleviated if the ex-job had had the funds which she embezzled. Additionally, I know that several of my former coworkers – very hard-working people with families to support – had asked for raises several times, and had been told that there just wasn’t enough money. And unfortunately, since the board wants to get the place out of debt ASAP, I doubt raises are in their near future :-(

One of the newspaper reporters who was at the meeting (author of the article I mentioned in my previous post) wants to speak to me. (The Spy was at the meeting and he gave her my number. He’s also the reason why I know what happened there!) I figured I should run it past the board first, as they did ask me to keep this confidential… although since they’ve gone public, I don’t know what the problem would be. Unfortunately, having my name in the paper would just anger the ex-boss and her psychotic family who like to threaten me with bodily harm and dead pets (NPH!). So I bought some time by telling the reporter I had to run it past the board while I decide if I should talk to her or not. Thoughts?

I don't have much time to write right now, but the ex-boss seems to have found a flaw in the ex-job's bylaws showing that the current board was illegally elected... article in the local paper. Email or message me and I'll send you the link if you're interested. Since it was the *previous* board that hired her, I'm guessing that her next tactic will be to say that if they were illegally elected, then they didn't have the authority to fire her.

The boyfriend was here this weekend. No, I didn’t kick him out. I have to admit, we actually had a good time.

Four years ago I was in a long distance relationship with a guy that I totally fell for… I wonder if I would have viewed him differently if I’d lived with him or if we’d even lived in the same city. As it was, I was only able to see him once a month, usually for a 3 day weekend, and we always had a great time. Having the current boyfriend working out of state and only popping home for a long weekend is quite pleasant. Sadly, I suspect that won’t last. He does intend to come back here for good at some point. Bah.

The boyfriend’s brother lives with their mom, my ex-boss. I’ve always gotten along well with the brother. He’s the sort of guy who is fun to hang out with, but whom one should never, ever date. (He has at least 3 girlfriends that I know about, none of whom know about each other!) Anyway, I only ever hang out with the boyfriend’s brother when the boyfriend is around, so I haven’t seen him since all this drama with their mom started.

This weekend, not only did the boyfriend drive down to see me, but one of his brother’s girlfriends drove in from out of state to see him. This girlfriend knows (but according to her, doesn’t really like) the ex-boss’s daughter, sister to the boyfriend and his brother – you know, the one who keeps telling people she wants to kill my pets and put me in the hospital, among other psychotic things.

Anyway, I had to work late on Saturday (the schools were putting on a weekend event for the kids at the local community college), and as I was leaving (around 9pm) the boyfriend called to ask if it was OK for his brother and brother’s girlfriend to come over for the evening. I said that as long as he wasn’t crazy and talking about killing me like the rest of his relatives, that wouldn’t be a problem.

The first thing the brother said when he saw me was, “It’s good to see you, Anonymity. I’m staying out of that drama between you and my mom though.” I told him I had no drama, it was all in her head… and he said that all he had heard for the past three weeks was her bitching about me, and that he was just sick of hearing it. (Gee, does she obsess much?)

I apologized to the brother and his girlfriend for not having much in the way of food/drinks at the house, but that I hadn’t learned they were coming over until I was on my way home from work. To this, the girlfriend asked, “You were at the Non-Profit this late?” (instead of “non-profit” she actually said the name of my ex-job) I explained where I actually work and what I was doing, and she said, “Well you work at the Non-Profit, too, right?” To which I told her that no, I hadn’t worked there since August. She was really, really surprised by this, and said that all the ex-boss’s daughter had talked about for the past two or three weeks was how *I* had gotten them fired from the Non-Profit so that I could take it over! Apparently the ex-boss’s daughter, and I guess the ex-boss as well, believe that I not only work there, but that I am the new Director!

My response to this was “Wow, they really are crazy.” The girlfriend heartily agreed.

(Additionally, I’d heard the ex-boss and her daughter bitch for months about this particular girlfriend, about what a terrible person she was, and about how their son/brother could do so much better... Meanwhile, I liked her a lot, and felt rather bad that she was so in love with someone who was treating her so very badly.)