When to leave?

[APhi Sailorgirl]

Without going into way too much detail, here is the gist of a situation at work that is causing a great deal of problems and could potentially jeopardize our ability to do any productive work.

Recently we've had some organizational changes to my job and a couple of personnel leaving. As a result my boss (but not really boss, will explain below) has decided to change the org chart within his dept. The dept announced two jobs, promotions for most of those working in the dept and a lot more work and responsibility/supervisory for the hiree. Long story short, it was known that the two boss "pets" would probably get the job. Unfortunately, another employee, with more overall experience w/in the dept also applied for one.

Of course the two "pets" got the jobs and my boss tells the applicant who did not get the job "well there were a lot of variables and we're not sure how much longer you will be here." Well she is a military spouse, so right away we already know EEO complaint, discrimination.

So my role in all of this. I run the marketing dept. Presently I have no boss and am supposed to report directly to the overall director. He doesn't do much except nap and walk around all day, so the rec director has at least taken me under his wing to teach me about the program, etc. Presently the marketing office is undergoing change to where I will have a new boss, who bigger than our overall director.

Since I am seen as a third party to many, since I technically do not work in the same area as they, I get a lot of people asking advice. Also I have two parents who have worked in the govt my whole life and a father with more than 30 years of personnel experience under his belt.

Long story short, upon giving advice to a coworker, another coworker tells my boss. On Monday, my boss proceeds to yell at me for about an hour and a half about why I think I have a right to advise my coworkers. It eventually boils down to me having to tell him everything that is going on, how unhappy everyone is, and why he can't see he favors certain employees. He of course says he had no idea things were this way and blah blah blah. Basically in the end I had to tell my boss that I did not and would not support his hiring decision in this matter.

So now it's like everyone is ready to hurt everyone else. You can cut the tension with a knife. We all act ok, but I know that everyone is either hoping our boss' new hires fall on their ass or that they get a new job and get out of this place.

What do I do? Should I stick it out since I'm going to get a new boss and not even work for the local dept or is it time to polish off the resume? I've only been there 7 months, this is my first job after grad school, but I'm not sure how much more I can take.

BTW-sorry this is so long.