Over the years, I've had to learn to trust then when I need to be a bitch, the people I need to be a bitch with will remember that I am not alway a bitch. BUT BACK OFF! haha

From standpoint I've done nothing that would cause him to try and isolate me.  Here is the deal the QA before me was in the job for nearly as long as the contract manager.  He (the project manager has had this position for 21 years and the previous QA was in retirment mode.  He really did not police the contract like he should have and from what I hear from the workers and the files left in the office he didn't really do much to make sure the contractor was following the guidelines set forth in the regulations.  Anyway he has been allowed to basically do whatever he wanted and that did not always mean doing it by the regs.  So here I come, not ready to retire and I enforce the rules.  For instance, when I took over the job I conducted a survey of the customers to see how we were doing--we were not doing well at all.  I then had a team of inspectors from another base come do a staff assistance visit (we were due an evaluation by a team of inspectors who come and inspect the organization every 18 months and the last time they were there we got a major write-up) on my area to see how we were doing in that aspect--we failed miserably.  I found out where our deficiencies were and fixed them.  My job was on the line if we got a repeat write up.  I came in and cleaned up--but get this--He was right there with me through the whole process, acting like it was a team effort--but as I look back over it all the things I did --he should have done. cretura,  he has nothing to gain by isolating me, he has gone so far as to threaten his staff their jobs if they talk to me.  He refers to me as nosy because I immersed myself and learned the different processes.  The set up of the office is such that I can be in another area and they not see me but I can hear whatever is said and if I were talking they would be able to hear me but not see me.  Well I've been where they could not see me and I've heard him say things likeI've done this job for 21 years and just cause she has a Masters degree she thinks she can do it better than me or I knew I never should have ALLOWED her back here.  I want to come from the room I was in and say first of all you don't allowed me anyathing, every stinking process you own I have authority to look at!!!  But I did not , I just noted it and continued to help his dumb butt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  My contract manager!!!!!      Just kidding--makes me feel better though!:-)