Originally Posted by legna

We aren't punished for our anger; we're punished by our anger. Ironically, doesn't sound like you've done anything wrong to be punished for here.

Yes, it certainly sounds like you are having to pay a high price for your former boss's indiscretions. I have found that whenever I do the next right thing and pay a high price in doing so - the place I end up is always, and I do mean always, well worth the price of admission.