I confess…I’ve been lying for my boss.

I work for the president of a small PR firm. I love my job, the fast-paced environment and the people I come in contact with.

The problem is that my boss is cheating on his wife…again. This time around, it’s with his ex-wife. I have met his wife, Carol, and ex-wife, Melinda, and I like them both. And I hate lying to them about what my boss is really up to.

When his wife calls, and he’s with Melinda, he tells me to makeup a story…say he’s in a meeting. One time I did this and Carol was just outside the building. She came in to wait for him to finish his meeting. I had to sneak into a conference room and call my boss at the hotel where he was with Melinda… just to inform him that his wife was waiting to see him.

Once I had to keep Melinda busy when she dropped by to surprise him and Carol and the kids were in his office. I hid Melinda in the break room, pretending that I was interested in learning the ins and outs of the fashion world (she’s a designer). For the last year, it’s been my job to keep these two women in the dark about each other (my boss told the ex-wife that he was separated from his current wife). I’m so stressed over this. I once sent a gift meant for Melinda to Carol. Thank God, the card was addressed to my “Sexy Lover”.  After this screw-up, my boss yelled at me. He said that I could have gotten him into a lot of trouble.

I don’t like lying and I don’t like being caught in the middle of my boss’s affairs. I was hired to do assistant work, not to deal with personal drama. I’m scared to talk to my boss. I don’t want to get fired. And I can’t go to the office/HR manager because she’s my boss’s sister, plus she has her own set of drama going on with our “married” marketing manager.

I like my boss, but I hate his personal life, and I hate the fact that I’m stuck in the middle of his ongoing sexual escapades.

Signed,

Stuck in the Middle

What advice do you have for Stuck in the Middle?

Advertisement