Hi, everyone!
Before I start – I know it sounds a bit ridiculous to be worried about my father’s opinion as a 28 year old, independently-living woman, but here we are.
I need some advice on how to communicate to my father that I quitting my current position making $100k for a position making $50k. This change will have me in a tight spot budget-wise, but with some financial planning and cutting costs, I should be okay.
I’m quitting this job because I work 50+ hours a week and spend the whole time being talked down to, told I’m an idiot for asking for help, and denied PTO that I have rightfully accrued. Example – I asked for half a day on a Tuesday in MAY off back in February and my boss denied it for no reason other than, “another person on the greater team will be out that day”. Not only do I not work or interact with the person who’s out, but we have tons of team members who are out on the same days regularly. Not onllllyyy that, but my boss is taking 5 weeks of vacation to Europe this summer and all THREE days of my PTO from May-August have been denied.
I don’t feel safe or respected here, and it’s not worth the money. I’m exhausted, drained of any life I once had. I am a shell of my former self. This new position would be easier, more fun, and I won’t wake up feeling like I wish I hadn’t woken up.
Do I lie and tell him I was laid off, but got a lower paying job in the meantime? This is the only outcome I can think would have a decent reaction. I don’t have the mental energy to deal with him berating me for quitting a higher paying job.
Thanks