On Friday I had to attend the agency holiday party. I didn't have to but if I didn't, I would have to use vacation time to take the day off. As much as I hated the idea of attending a holiday party with these yahoos I work with, I didn't want to use vacation time because I need it for more pressing matters, such as spring training.

While at the party I spoke with the executive director about whether or not he would be willing to help me out with a situation I was going through with another local agency. We talked about the situation and he said he would be happy to make some phone calls to the director of that agency to get the situation taken care of. Then he said he had to talk to me about something. He told me about a position at the agency that will be opening up soon. The woman that is currently in that job is pregnant and when she leaves for maternity leave she won't return. He said he thought of me for the position and hoped I would consider applying for it. I didn't know what to say because I don't want him to know I don't plan on being around long enough for a job change. And I didn't want to lie to him and tell him I will apply for it. My supervisor was sitting at the same table and overheard the conversation.

About 15 minutes after the uncomfortable conversation with the executive director one of my coworkers came up to me as I was getting ready to leave. She pulled me aside and said my supervisor told her about the conversation the director was having with me and wanted to know how I handled it. I really like this coworker and she already knows that I don't plan on being around forever so she was asking because she wanted to know if I was okay and if I had to tell him I was planning on leaving. I told her what we talked about and she made me feel better about my decision to not be completely open with him. But what really pissed me off is that my supervisor told her about the conversation. Are you kidding me?? I know my supervisor has a big mouth but this is ridiculous.

This morning I was talking to my supervisor and she went on and on about how inappropriate it was for the executive director to have that conversation with me without talking to her about it first. She's my supervisor and blah blah blah. I just stared at her. I wanted to say, "and what was really inappropriate was that you went and told the other person right after I left the table." But she just doesn't get it.

I gotta get out of here.