Am I being set up to get fired?

I work with a group of people that seem to click pretty well, emphasis on SEEM because I've also seen them talk trash about each other behind their backs. Even my boss does it. For that reason I sit off and keep my distance. All females btw. I work for an afterschool program.

I'm kinda like an assistant, and when my boss is absent, I'm in charge. My boss is very close with one of my coworkers who she gossips with a lot. I've watched them make fun of a new employee behind her back about her appearance. Basically they are bullies and best pals. She has her favorites and I'm not one of them.

I recently found out that my boss tried to offer my job to her "gossip friend" behind my back. Which would promote her and God only knows what would happen to me. She also piles a lot of work on me while she sits in her office on her phone. She even set me up to make it look like I lied when I said exactly what she told me to say to a parent about their child misbehaving. I feel like she's plotting something....

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JestAJester · 31-35, M

I had a similar situation at my job. Three women all in management. One of them was harassing me, none of the management did anything to help me and wanted nothing to do with it. The other two, my manage and supervisor were practically besties with her and not only sided with her but protected her. It wasn't until my supervisor and another female coworker were being harassed by the same woman that management and corporate actually started investigating and eventually leading to her firing. Til this day I still have not receive a single apology to anyone, in fact I actually received a write up during the investigation. My supervisor plays it off as if we're friends but still reports me for the dumbest things. And my manager pawns off her work and other peoples work on me.

All I can say is this. Grit your teeth and dig in your heels for as long as you have to and find another job. That's what I'm going to do. Not even going to give my two weeks notice. I'm sorry but I absolutely hate women in management. Most of my bad bosses were women. Not the first time I had female coworkers and bosses conspire against me. Actually lost my job to that once.