I just wondered if any of you wise ladies could advise me with a problem I have.
I'm 54 and hold a senior position in the office where I work. Over the last few months there have been only 3 of us in the office - my male boss, myself and a fairly new, much younger attractive female who reports directly to me.
My problem is that my boss acts like I don't exist in the office. He is fully aware of how valuable my knowledge is, but when he speaks he just addresses my colleague, finishing each sentence with her name (unless he wants to know something that I know and he doesn't).
It's getting to the point where it's really upsetting me, as it's like I'm not even there in the office.
I've tried pretending not to hear him when he does speak to me to ask me something, and saying “oh sorry, I thought you were talking to ****â€, hoping he would get the message, but it hasn't made any difference.
Also, he gushes over everything she does, thanking her profusely for every little thing. However, my workload is such that I don't stop for a minute but he doesn't recognise this.
I am seriously thinking about leaving but I feel I shouldn't have to as I enjoy the job itself and this is the only issue with it.
Any ideas of how I can handle this would be gratefully received.
Thank you.