Betrayed by My Boss

I thought getting the job meant I was finally stable. My boss, Rick,

told me on my first day, “If you put in the effort, I’ll make sure you’re

rewarded.” I took that seriously. I stayed late, skipped lunches, answered emails

at night. When he asked me to fix reports or handle things that weren’t really my

responsibility, I did it. I wanted to be dependable. I wanted him to trust me.

When I messed something up, he told me not to worry. “That’s on me,”

he said. “I told you to do it that way.” So I stopped questioning things.

I didn’t save messages. I assumed he meant it. Then one morning, he called me into