Dear Mean Girl,
You actively sabotaged me.
You lied about me to ruin my reputation and stall my career.
You friended me on Facebook to gather information then defriended me when your nasty work was done.
But I guess I should thank you.
In the words of Christina Aguilera (whom I never thought I’d quote):
After all you put me through
You’d think I’d despise you
But in the end, I wanna thank you
‘Cause you made me that much stronger.
I met up with someone recently who knew you when you were just starting out. You did the same thing to that person that you did to me.
So I know it wasn’t personal: You’ve got a history. A pattern. A way. It’s like that parable (and song) about the snake: “You knew I was a snake when you took me in.”
It’s sad, really.
It’s hard enough for women to succeed without other women dragging them down.
Being in a leadership role is not like having pie: Some for me doesn’t mean less for you.
Anyway. Our circles no longer intersect, and now I’m better off.
If you hadn’t made my life miserable, I wouldn’t have focused on finding new opportunities. And I now love my job.
So thank you.
I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Observe and report 