Owner is getting ready to retire. I'm the production manager. I've been there a decade. Stayed through 4 extinction events. Stayed working at this place for a lesser wage, thinking it would pay off in the long run. Under the assumption, along with talks with the owner, that I would buy the place when he hangs it up. This last year has been our (his) most lucrative year yet. He got a second home in another state even.
Well, he just told me he has sold the place to a holding company, and I'm the one to train the new “owner” next week.
Am I wrong for turning in my key Monday? I feel pretty damn betrayed. Owner has done a lot of shady stuff as well. I've gotten maybe 2 check stubs this year. My PTO hours go missing at the end of every year.
Do I owe this guy anything beyond turning in my key? Or should I bail with no warning? I didn't get one, that's for sure.
Thanks for any opinions.