I'm a director in a non-clinical role at a fairly large health system; I've been there just a year.

I'm a director in a non-clinical role at a fairly large health system; I've been there just a year. I kind of knew going into the organization was a hot mess, but my boss is well-regarded in our field and someone I could really learn from. That part has definitely not changed; my boss is awesome, I learn so much from her, and professionally is someone I look up to and want to emulate. We have a great working relationship and really support each other. We are part of a larger department, but we're the only two that perform our function.

Two months after joining this organization, the department head left and we were realigned under the Legal Dept. We were cautiously optimistic; generally, for our dept, it's not recommended to do this due to conflict of interest (think regulatory reporting vs. legal risk). However, it's quickly become apparent unless you have a JD your expertise and education don't matter at all. The leadership has quickly formed the conclusion that the dept is a mess, though we're not sure what that's based upon. Three directors have all resigned since this happened, with the latest one doing it even though she had a work visa as part of her employment. Another one was asked to resign. Our input at staff meetings has also been discounted.

Even my boss has been scrutinized in her role, with much of her authority now being taken away from her, due to an incident that occurred two years ago the outside council at the time recommended to be reported to the feds. Unfortunately, this resulted in an involved individual taking legal action. Now the current outside council is saying it shouldn't have been reported. But my boss seems to be the one being blamed for this. Part of her job is to report substantiated findings to the federal govt; now she is being told everything has to go through legal, who has routinely told us not to report things that are VERY clearly reportable.

I've been involved with one of the in-house legal counsel for two months as part of a project team. Wow, I don't think this person could be nastier and more unprofessional with me. She already has a tense relationship with my boss, which I feel is now being projected on me. My office was asked to update some policies associated with the project. For one policy, which this individual wrote initially a year ago and seemed very sensitive about, I asked for her input before making changes. I received a tersely written e-mail, on a Sunday morning, asking if I didn't understand the workflow and basically berating me for asking for her input before I made changes. lol though I did tell her "Thanks for offering to meet about the workflow, but I'm good!" We were also asked to give input about upcoming training associated with the project. Any input I gave she said, "No changes," even though there were things that were written poorly or were confusing. My input was discounted and very apparently unwanted, even though it was asked for. Again, almighty JD matters more than a healthcare BS, MHA, two certifications, and almost 20 years of experience.

My boss has been very open and honest with me about the situation and how she feels. She would ideally like to find somewhere that we can continue working together, though we don't know how realistic that is. She's also supportive of me finding a role somewhere else, though is sad about the possibility of me leaving before she does.

I guess I'm looking for advice here. My boss is fantastic and the work I'm doing is exactly what I want to do. Unfortunately, the leadership above my boss is awful (all the way to the CEO) and I feel that I'm going to feel stifled and treated like my expertise does not matter if I stay. I have had a second interview with another organization, so I'm hopeful that will work out. But if it doesn't, is it even worth it to try to see if things settle?

And also, can I just say I am SO TIRED of insecure women beating others down? Why can we not lift each other up, instead of creating these toxic environments?