Suck it up for a year...keep your mouth shut and keep your head down. After a year look for another gig and walk away.
What you said!
I agree, except to start looking for another gig right away. It takes more than a year to find a better job in today’s economy.
One further thing I recommend is to view this as an opportunity to work on becoming an executive. Read the book “Executive Leadership” by Albert Ellis and in your interviews, say that it is the perfect training ground for becoming an executive. That’s a code word for saying that you’re surrounded by a$$#0[3$ and since life gave you lemons, you’re making lemonade. Most people don’t realize it but executives by & large are surrounded by such people.
Also this:
The One Minute Manager
http://www.amazon.com/One-Minute-Manager-Kenneth-Blanchard/dp/0688014291/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384927366&sr=1-1&keywords=one+minute+manager