aww lizzie! Im so sorry! Your in Rome right ? I have seen that alot here.. the nephew or brother or sister or aunt of the boss gets a position of power ( very strong nepotism is still rampant here.. ) and totally abuses it, accusing everyone of not working hard enough while they go out for their 3rd caffe.. i think thats life here. sometimes my boyfriend grumbles that we are better off in America but I am holding off.. since I do love Florence so much! Its sad because I see alot of people that aren't qualified in their job but have it anyway because of their "raccomndati" .. it really hurts Italy alot... I used to work with this girl who was hired at my old job since she was the daughter of a friend of the boss and she could barely open up internet explorer or attach a file to an email.. it was embarressing..
speaking of that my old boss told me " there are 20 girls who were here before you" as to intimidate me ( i was renting apartments.. getting contracts , advertising ect ) and lo and behold I was really good at the job and instead of rewarding me/ motivating me, she was JEALOUS? NO JOKE! so eventually i quit ( after slamming the door when she trying to pay me less than what she was supposed to ) and now I do it on my own , from my apartment in bed.. great stuff!