Pain in the ASSessment District

I don't know what it is about this year, but work is really kicking my ass. Actually Boss-Lady is really kicking my ass. She yelled at me today. YELLED. She had asked me to edit a document for her, so I did, printed it out, and locked my computer. I handed her the edits and left for lunch. When I got back from my long lunch (oops), there was the document with her infamous red lines. Along with it was a note that read "I was going to make the edits and email this myself, but you locked your computer with the document open... - J"

I quickly made the changes to the letter and emailed it out. She comes up to me 10 minutes later with an envelope full of more work and says, "Penance for earlier" as she hands it to me. She then gets all Boss-Lady and starts yelling at me. Actually It went more like this:

Me: I'm sorry
BL: Why do you lock your computer? No one, except for maybe your sister, locks their computer.
Me: I've always locked my computer, I thought it was company policy to..
BL: I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THAT POLICY. You should not be locking your computer. Who would want to look at anything on YOUR computer?! You are locking the rest of the staff out of your system when you do that!
Me: But I...
BL: And I'm not allowed to ask you for your password. So you should not be locking your computer!
Me: Ok.

I love that Boss-Lady is going on vacation for the next two weeks. Unfortunately, the time before she leaves and shortly after she comes back is hell on Earth. I've been working here for 4.5 years. There is no changing her. She even says, "This is how I am, deal with it". Why am I dealing with it? Every year its the same stuff. Every year its the same projects, the same stress, the same busy season, the same people.

It has to be me. I've changed. I can't deal with this shit anymore. No, actually I can deal with it, because I have been for the past 4.5 years. I don't want to deal with this shit anymore. I'm being careless at work and it shows. I'm frustrated and annoyed. I'm coming in later, taking longer lunches, and leaving work with an armful of work to do at home. Drinking has never been a big thing for me, but this year I find myself drinking more often. In fact, as I write this I am drinking...this Friday, it's just a beer...normally its lots of something with RUM.