Fleeting Feelings of Lightness

Today I clandestinely went downtown to see someone who responded to my spamming of résumés in DC. He was very impressed by it, and despite a little faux pas with the cover letter, he had called and invited me to meet with him. He doesn't have any job openings, but he may be able to help me, at least on a temporary basis, if and when the shoe drops with my current boss. He was so kind, he wants me to keep in touch. I definitely will. He's a very talented and respected litigator, and has many years of experience. I feel that I could really get some proper mentorship under this man. His firm (a small 5-man shop) does a lot of complex commercial litigation. He's actually barred in New York, too, and has some cases that take him up there. I got a really great feeling from him. I hope things shake out that he could take me on when the shoe drops with my boss. I'd love to learn from him, and learn how to bring in business so that I could help grow the business. I was so happy when I left. I am humbled by his sincere interest in me. And the feeling of being back in downtown DC was great! I felt like a human being again. Alas, that feeling was squashed when I had to get into the office. But I had it, and it is something to savor for a little while. It was so weird, I hadn't ridden Metro to go downtown in a long time. hee hee. There is a growing feeling of resentment toward my boss among everyone there. He's not telling us that he's being investigated by the attorney grievance commission for multiple complaints, some of which risk his being sanctioned or disbarred. His billing practices are engendering some ire among other clients, even those that have long relationships with the firm. And what he doesn't know... oh boy. I don't even want to mention it here, but it's bad and very serious. And he won't know what hit him. I can't say anything to him, and honestly, I don't want to. I know that he's secretly fucking with the firm's money. What I know of his financial mismanagement is egregious, and I don't want to be working for him for free while he sucks the money out of the firm. I don't know if he's planning on doing that for sure, but I suspect it since he's made some personal purchases that are somewhat questionable lately. The truth will all come out, eventually. Sooner rather than later, I suspect. It's such a shame to see the firm going the way it is - it really does have a lot of potential. But, quite frankly, IMO he needs to be disbarred. This is the risk you run when you're dirty, greedy, and lazy. A killer combination.