You're a great bunch and thanks for the support. I can't believe that so many of you have gone through this same thing!
Worker Bee-ouch! That's far worse than what happened to me. Now why on earth did that woman even bother telling you about their "club?" Just to rub it in? Some people...
Speaking of which, I'm going to get on my soapbox. This kind of petty, catty crap (I'm not mincing words, that's exactly what it is) keeps all admins stuck in the Dark Ages. Even those of us that act like PROFESSIONALS suffer. No wonder we still have a lot of trouble getting credibility with management. The only way we're going to put some of these old stereotypes to rest is to stop this petty crap. Stop picking on people and/or leaving them out of YOUR social circle because they have more skills than you, more experience, their part-time schedule, they're "just a temp," etc. You don't have to LIKE them, but at least treat them respectfully.
There...getting off my soapbox.
