my OCD boss is really OCD or maybe psychotic

So I've had the craziest past three days of my entire life. It all started with an insane email from my (former) boss. He was mad at me for going in to talk to him and his wife about changing my schedule at work, even though at the time I had talked to them, they were willing to work with me and happily made the changes. Apparently he just snapped and went crazy on me. Sent me a few emails YELLING at me and threatening my safety. I responded to the first one with a pacifist's attitude - trying to work everything out before anyone got angry. That apparently failed when he started calling me and leaving terrible messages on my phone. I felt like I was in a movie. The messages went something like, "You don't know who you're f***ing with!!!! I'll make your life a living Hell!!!!" and "This is an order: You are to appear at my house by 9 PM tonight and give me $500 or else I will make your life miserable. And if you got your visa, you will have to pay me a whole lot more money!!" I did not owe him any money for any reason - it was pure, 100% extortion. So I was shaking and crying hysterically at this point because it seemed as if he was really out to get me. I cannot convey the tone of his voice or all the things that he said well enough. I panicked and called the police. They couldn't do too much except tell me to lock my doors and windows and call them if he came over. The night of all of this, I received an apologetic email from his wife, saying that she cannot control him and that she feels terrible about the way he is threatening me. Too bad she couldn't do anything.... Anyway, needless to say I fitfully slept all night, only to wake up to more threatening emails saying that "I will be punished" and "Do not turn to my wife for your safety." I called the American Embassy to see what could be done, and they advised me to go to the police again. So, Craig and I went over to the police and explained the situation all over again. I finally convinced them to call my boss and tell him to stop these emails. They did and I think this must have scared him because that day I received an apology from him for the out-of-proportion terrible things he had said to me. He apparently thought I wasn't smart enough to go to the police if someone was threatening my life. I honestly wonder if he thought I was dumb enough to be scared and succumb to his orders. I hope it's all over now, and I hope I never hear from him again. I'm saving all the emails and messages just in case he really snaps again - my friend who is a neuro-psychologist thinks he has some serious psychological issues. That's kind of a no-brainer, but who knows if he could snap again. So now, the result of all this is that I have no job and am now going to try to start teaching English on my own from my house. I have about 5 students so far, and if it increases to 30, I will be making more money than I could have made at Mr. Psycho's company.

Posted by Kristen at September 14, 2003 05:25 PM | TrackBack