The Interview was very informative.
Your work is overlooked if your boss doesn't like you as much as his favorite.
Treat people equal, and don't ignore qualities in people because you don't "like" them for whatever reason. Especially Art Romero, he only hires Team Leads who are females and good looking.
My co-workers are great, but our boss is horrible. Don't think about going to HR or he (Art Romero) will "push you out of there" as he likes to say. Or he will micromanage you until you quit.