Got word today my term position will end at the end of this month. That is when it was scheduled to end, but there was a possibility it would be extended. This was a new position created for a time, they've decided it didn't work and they're getting rid of it - and me. The supervisor gave me vague indications that I wasn't "a good fit" without actually telling me any useful information of what that means, citing confidentiality. Several different people and many rumours have indicated that the place has problems that were going on long before I got there and will continue long after I'm gone, but as RR put it, "Your supervisor should become a bank teller in Egypt - she'll can stay in de-Nile as long as she wants and still be able to pass the buck." People do not respond well to her leadership. Those who did not respond well to me were already tired of her - I became the scapegoat. I have tried to communicate this but she is not willing to hear it. She will say people have problems with authority, problems are because of the person who used to have her position, people are weird and maybe have mental health problems - anything to avoid being introspective.

I am honestly relieved. I made the decision on the weekend to start looking for work elsewhere no matter what happened with this position. Still, I find it hard to be the scapegoat.