Hi dear crw22charter,
its realy awful,awful,awful!
I know the situation very good

. It´mobbing.
Do you have any trade union represantative there or kind of people who represant the employees? Someone to talk to besides you boss, someone who can help? Feng shui is a great thing that can help, but there are also some other things to try.And I don´t know the way such things are to handle in your country.But that is mobbing.
Perhaps talking to your boss and telling her,you are going to leave, because of the situation that makes you sick and loose your creativity you would like to apply in this company for it´s best?
A good company would try to stop mobbing at least being afraid of the rumors outside the company.
And what is about the other co-workers? Do you have one person there you can talk the matter over and who is able to support you and to help you get more people on your side? Sometimes it is enough when the other side knows - you are not alone and they have no one to support the dirty "play".
Perhaps telling the people you need their support or you have nothing else to do as to leave going out in nothing and not knowing how you are going to survive? It can go wrong and it can go good, as I said, I don ´t know the situation in your land and how the people act in this situation, and wether you live in a big city or in a small town.
It is just an idea.
With best regards
c.