Okay then.
After my last post, I kind of figured this was coming, but it’s a little different than I had expected. My boss did not quit. My boss was laid off. It’s a really weird situation because generally speaking, the less experienced member of the department (i.e., me) is the one that gets the axe.
Not that I’m sorry that they decided not to go that way.
I’ve got mixed feelings about it. Overall, this is a good thing: I’m not taking over management NOW, but will be in the future, which hopefully will include a nice raise. While we got along, our styles were completely different, our personalities were pretty different, and she tended to stress me out. I don’t regret not having to deal with that anymore.
At the same time, she was good at her job. She was a really good researcher, had a lot of years with the company, and I’m sorry she’s lost her job.
So yeah. Mixed feelings, definitely.