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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rawandauthentic · 46-50, F

I recently went through something like this but I was part business owner. I basically got massacred by people I thought were friends, and it was pack mentality as they took me down. I got asked to step away from the business for the sake of the business, but despite hitting rock bottom and still trying to pick myself up after all this, I am trying to see it as a blessing in disguise. It was a toxic environment where everyone was two faced and back stabbed. As a part owner I couldn't just leave as I have a financial interest in the business, but I am now looking at other options for work. My advice would be to find another job, preserve your mental health, and walk away with your dignity, because you may document and fight them and take it further etc, but you need to be prepared for the possibility that it may be a tough road ahead and may be hard to fight. When bullies collaborate and gang up they can be ruthless. Just remember though that Karma doesn't forget an address, and these kind of people get what they have coming. Take care of yourself and let the universe take care of them. Think about it. Do you really want to continue to work in such an environment and if you win a case against them is it worth your time? Wish you all the luck in the world, and keep the faith that you will be okay, because good people also get rewarded.