I have a very stressful job. I manage a team, manage my own clients, and am head of a department. My boss is an absolute prick. He makes comments about what I’m eating, nit picks and micro manages the hell out of me. In our management meetings he puts me down in front of the other managers. When he asked our New Years resolutions I said I wanted to finish my business degree this year and he asked me if they should be concerned because I didn’t have any “work related resolutions.” Neither did any one else in the meeting but he didn’t say anything to them.
My department is one of the top producing in the entire company. I’m incredibly good at what I do but he treats me like I’m an idiot. Oh and on top of all of this I have a special needs child I take to therapy 2-3 times a week.
Last month I almost had a mental break down from the stress so I took FMLA and short term disability. During my leave I dived into a coding boot camp and just had a second round of interviews with a great company. I should find out Monday if they are moving me to the third round.
I’m supposed to go back to my job on Monday but I don’t think mentally I can. I’m absolutely dreading it. I know they will make my life hell if I come in for even two weeks. I had a coworker take leave and she said they were horrible to her for the two months she was back before she got another job. The company is toxic as fuck.
I’m seriously thinking about emailing them Monday and telling them I’m done. It’ll burn a bridge with my longest employer and my best references though. My wife doesn’t want me to go back at all because she despises my bosses. I feel like I’m trapped in such a shitty situation.