I left my last job on pretty bad terms. How do I explain the situation in a way that is professional at my interview on Monday? Includes much needed vent, so kind of long

I worked at a small locally owned company. Loved the actual job, loved my coworkers, loved my clients, and made great money.

The owner was a woman in her early sixties that may have had a borderline personality disorder. She was verbally and emotionally abusive to her employees, especially her assistant; the assistant was not allowed to date, she would be berated or guilted if she went out with friends without asking the owner if she wanted to come too, and the owner would often scream at her and throw things if she indicated she was unhappy or wanted to find another job, and then would take her on lavish shopping trips to apologize. It was almost like witnessing an abusive marriage.

Everybody was terrified of this woman. I knew that if she ever started in on me, that I would leave.

My last week there was a particularly bad week. It began with the assistant and I hearing her screaming and sobbing outside in the parking lot. She was on the phone, and my immediate thought was that a family member had died. We ran out to make sure she was okay and then stopped when we realized she was on the phone doing this to a client. I’m 46 years old, and I have never seen anything like that in my entire life.

A few days later, it’s the end of a 60 hour work week and I’m limping a little. I have an old injury from a car wreck when I was a child, and it flairs up when I’m tired. The owner began making fun of the way I was walking, calling attention to it and shuffling toward my desk with her shoulders rolled in. I was so humiliated, all I could do is stare at her.

She told me I could stop looking at her like that, or I could go home. I told her I think I’ll go home, then gathered up my things and left.

A few hours later she texted me an apology of sorts. I texted her back and told her it wasn’t a healthy work environment, and that I decided to submit a two week notice. She told me not to come back.

So here is the problem: I wouldn’t even mention this job on my resume but the place that I’m interviewing on Monday is a vendor we used at that company. I enjoyed working with that vendor, and I have a solid work relationship with the owner. I have a great shot at this job, but I know they’re going to want my reasons for leaving the last job.

I don’t know what to say, because I want to present myself in a professional manner and not disparage the last company I worked for. The company I worked for had some pretty terrible reviews from clients regarding their treatment by the owner and having unauthorized funds withdrawn from their account. All of them are valid complaints, as I saw these practices first hand. The owner had employees and family members write fake good reviews to try to counteract the damage. I don’t know if I should withhold my own experience, and invite them to read the reviews and say I wanted to work for a more reputable company, which is true.

Advice would be appreciated. Sorry for the world’s longest post. And thank you for letting me vent.

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