My first Post at WWdN says it all:

Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2003 8:01 pm Post subject: To quit or not to quit, that is the question-long

Ok, this is a first topic for me, and a deep one. I need help making a decision.

I hate my job. I work in a small business. I don't work full time. My boss is my father. I hate working there. I hate that every minute in and out of work with him, is spent discussing work. I have worked there for 13 years. I finally made the decision to quit and gave notice in May. I told him I would stay until July 31 to train my replacement. This is just before the new school year starts, I am a substitute and am hoping to get the full time teaching assistant position I applied for.

This week, we have gotten into 3 fights, he has made me cry 3 times, yesterday I left early after we fought. And today he had the nerve to tell me I "had no right to ask questions, it wasn't my place. It wasn't my business and I needed to stay out of the service side of the business." That is what I have done for the last 13 years!

I just don't know if it is worth it anymore. I must say the car I drive is a "company" car, a minivan he bought and parked until my mom convinced him I needed it more than it needed to be parked and when I offered to buy it he refused, he wanted the tax write off. He has also given me a gas card for this car. He has taken over my cell phone account to use as his own and added lines to it. He didn't like his carrier and mine had a better deal, so instead of getting his own contract he transferred mine (which made it not so long) into his name and added lines to it, so I still have a phone, as well as his phones for the business and my moms are all on this plan. I did not ask for any of this and I am willing to hand over the gas card and the phone. I don't think I can give up the minivan yet (I have 4 kids and our only other car is a sedan).

I am willing to work at the local grocery store until school starts and I am working again in the schools. My family needs two incomes, so not working is not an option. I don't want to let my Dad down and leave him high and dry without an office person and without anyone to train an office person once he hires one, but I also don't know if I can handle the stress and misery that he has been making me feel all week. And this is not a one time thing, we are a volatile combination, we get along much better than we used to, but...... right now......

On my way home today my plan was go to work tomorrow, work all day, get my paycheck, and at 5 tell him I wasn't coming back, ever. Now that I'm calmer, I don't know if I should. I am hoping different heads and opinions will help.

So if any of you have any advice, words of wisdom, HELP, PLEASE! I need all the help I can get.