Thanks GB. It is a jaw dropper in fact. I have run two successful (and then unsuccessful) companies and pictured myself as this strong leader. Wow, what a wake up call.
I did assert myself today and met surprisingly little resistance. She has been saying for years that I rub people the wrong way and that our nanny and I have a personality conflict so she doesn't want me managing the nanny. It came up today again and I told her that the nanny is my employee and it really doesn't matter if she likes me or not. She works for me and she has such a dislike for me as a boss or person, then there are hundreds of qualified nannies in line behind her. I expected a fight but she looked at me and nodded and moved on to something else. Hopefully a good sign for the future!
