My most recent employer was a woman. I was on the job two weeks, got sick and was hospitalized, had surgery to remove my appendix. A week later I was back at work and discovered that she had deleted ALL of my work off the computer. Six hours later she fired me because business was slow. So now I'm scrambling to find temporary, even labor-type work, because all my savings are tied up in term deposits and I can't get at them.

Yup. Just the type of person I'd like to stay away from. If I'd met more women like her I'd probably be homeless. Hell I'd probably be dead. A previous boss that I'd hated so much I quit my job wasn't that vicious. Not up front anyway. He preferred to harass & intimidate over a much longer period of time. Like 2 years. Gradually increasing the stress until I couldn't stand it anymore.

I don't do anything to deserve being treated like this. These days I simply avoid people altogether. It is the only thing that gives me peace of mind.