Introduction continued!

So when I headed back to California from the midwest, I was excited...I LOVE California and this was exciting! A job, (save it to say that I was a 1099 contractor) with a client that I had enjoyed immensely in the past! I return the month before Christmas of '08...got to the office, met with the administrator and attorneys and dug in...but then HELL happened!

A 'new' person since I had last done work for them...this was an EVIL 'new' person...EVIL TO THE CORE. Yet she had a hold of sorts over the law office, or more specifically the two partners and to this date I do not know what it was, but it was strong and she ran roughshod over the other employees and would keep the young gals in TEARS and they actually HATED her, not disliked her, they flat HATED HER.

Yes, I knew this was going to be a tough call for me. My thought was to work hard, let things roll of my back and in 3 months the regular paralegal would be back and I'd be based out of my home...money was too good NOT to go with that plan.

So EVIL ONE and I worked literally 6 feet from each other...I swear she was deaf and everything had to be LOUD...ringer on the phone, ringer on her cell phone announcing her over 100 texts a day from her live-in, radio (with crap music), her voice when she spoke or talked on the phone...UGH. I breathed, I practiced simple meditation....because it was only 3 months in the office!

EVIL ONE had other plans, she was not going to rest until I was in tears...well I don't cry at evil people easily, but I DO speak my mind. I believe the day she called me stupid, petty and worthless was about the day that I came a tad unhinged.

This abuse (with the partners and administrator knowing) lasted a month...on New Year's Eve day I was told that they had 'hired' someone and that was that....so started my downward spiral in this economy and the world of unemployment!

NOTE: as a 1099 contractor you cannot collect unemployment benefits