How dare he treat me like that，I thought. I had changed one long sentence，and corrected grammar— something I thought I was paid to do.
It’s not that I hadn’t been warned. The other women，who had served in my place before me，called him names I couldn’t repeat. One co-worker took me aside the first day.“He’s personally responsible for two different secretaries leaving the firm，”she whispered.
As the weeks went by，I grew to despise Jack. It was against everything I believed in— turn the other cheek and love your enemies. But Jack quickly slapped a verbal insult on any cheek turned his way. I prayed about it，but to be honest，I wanted to put him in his place，not love him.
One day，another of his episodes left me in tears. I stormed into his office，prepared to lose my job if needed，but not before I let the man know how I felt. I opened the door and Jack glanced up.
“What?”he said abruptly.
Suddenly I knew what I had to do. After all，he deserved it.
I sat across from him.“Jack，the way you’ve been treating me is wrong. I’ve never had anyone speak to me that way. As a professional，it’s wrong，and it’s wrong for me to allow it to continue.”I said.
Jack snickered nervously and leaned back in his chair. I closed my eyes briefly. God help me，I prayed.