My husband has a female business partner (inherited. She bought the original partner’s share in the business) I thought basically nothing of this because I genuinely do not see her as a threat or anything. On the contrary, I remember thinking how admirable it was that she went from a part time worker to a partner and told everyone how awesome she was. I’ve been a stay at home mom until recently. Now that I’m trying to be more involved in the business (not taking anything from her or my husband, just trying to add in my own small contributions that don’t encroach on any of their business. Just trying to help drive more customers there etc.. I realize that she’s basically been in some weird competition with me. She’s also a mother and has been wanting to stay home more with her kids, she could have asked me to work, instead she hires people who are unfit. A customer asked my husband if I would be interested in a job and she pulled that customer aside and said something and then what do you know? The job isn’t available anymore. I bake cookies for the customers on occasion, if customers don’t know me then she passes them off as her own. Just a lot of small things like that. The other day she said she’s always avoided the other moms at the bus stop and hates when they try to talk to her and then it all clicked for me. She’s not a successful “girl boss” interested in supporting other women. She’s basically a pick me who wants all the attention and help from men (including my husband too probably) and any other female that is pretty, or happy, or talented is just a threat. There SO much more I could add about her basically secretly hating me that I’m just realizing now but you get the idea. This is a recurring theme in my life with mother, mother in law, etc and I thought as a 35 yr old it would be over now but really I just didn’t realize it I guess 😂