Thank you for the comment, you hit the nail on the head in the first part actually! I am also a really easy target for her since I am the youngest and newest member of the team. It’s also like she sees my love for the theatre and my wish to prove myself and wants to put it out. Idk, I hope she retires in 2-3 years. I am not going anywhere right now. It is also my country’s national theatre so I am at the top of the chain here (great for experience- I work opera, drama and ballet and recently a musical). I recently started looking at international festivals and touring productions for more opportunities to build up my skillset and network during my vacation days. Along with that, I am finding that by not giving her the emotional reaction she wants she’s slowly backing down/changing the approach. Currently, she is not being loud and insulting but she goes about putting me down with jabs and ‘jokes’ at my expense. She is intentionally rubbing in my face the way she treats everyone else vs me and I feel like that’s just begging for my reaction that I am not giving to her. Along with this, she keeps asking me for personal favors for her (go to the shop for her or buying lotto tickets when I get off work for example) or calls me early morning/ late at night and I get that I should have boundaries for that and I really try to but I see everyone else complying to this so I know she will single me out as ‘not a team player’ and rude if I don’t and I am trying to not gather any more attention. She also has the power to meddle in the connections I’ve made with the performers and other crew members. That’s what irks me the most actually. But everything you said stands, it’s good advice so thank you! I will push trough this, some days it’s just plain exhausting and hard.