What is the worst that can happen if I turn up to work next week and say I'm not coming back? Will the company sue me for breach of contract - ie not giving one month's notice? I get paid for the whole month on the 15th so obviously I will owe them some time/money, which I'm quite happy to see through, just don't want to stay any longer.
I've had it with my job. I'm being micro-managed by a really unpleasant colleague who has the same role as me. The only reason she feels able to do this is because I am part-time and she is full-time.
She is thoroughly obnoxious to every single person who crosses her path - except the most senior managers of course - sickly sweet to them. Very clever in who she belittles and has been getting away with it for years.
I've been told on numerous occasions whenever I've complained that 'I'm able to put up with it because I'm a strong character' or similar. The third person on our team was made redundant a couple of years ago because this woman was so awful to her she went off with stress. The company were scared that she would take it to a tribunal so paid her off.
She is the worst bully I've ever come across in my entire 50 years - although not necessarily to me as I do speak up for myself. No-one has ever done anything about it.
I actually had an ex-MD, who has moved further up in our company, ring once and ask me if she's still the same as ever!!
Anyway, in past hour she double-checked and triple-checked something I was doing. This task is entirely my responsibility and nothing to do with her whatsoever. If the job wasn't done properly I would have to do it again, no-one else. I asked her to stop doing it and let me get on with it.
She mumbled something under her breath so I told her to 'fuck off' very loudly and in front of many witnesses. She stormed off and I've just thought, do you know what, I can't be bothered with this crap anymore.
I don't get paid a fortune and we could live without it in the short term, although obviously I would have to get another job.
She is horrible all day long to people's face and about them as soon as they leave the vicinity. On the very odd occasion when someone has spoken back to her, she goes crying to HR or our manager to say she has a lot on her plate at the moment etc. Horrible, horrible woman!
People say to me on a weekly basis that they don't understand how I can work with her... it is so wearing. People ring or email me asking me to let them know when she's not around so they can ask me to do a task because it's too much hassle to deal with her.
God it feels good to vent on here. I feel like I've been keeping it in for years.
So, now I've shot myself in the foot by swearing at her so any advice would be gratefully received!