> (I am not in a position to change jobs at the moment. I am helping my
> BF's startup by doing this job.)
Quit. Get out. Work out a plan with your BF. It's no good to you or him
if you destroy yourself on work you hate. Be happy and poor together
rather than rich and dysfunctional apart.
I've never had to work (for a long time) in a job I truly hated, but
I've felt the pain of working in a company with a poor management
culture -- it's taken me a long time to get back the joy of development
since I left. I now work in a completely different, low paying job --
but it's better being payed less and not having to compromise your work
every day. I'll probably end up with another job in the industry (well,
I hope, anyway!) -- but I'll be very careful in choosing where I apply
-- unless I manage to make a living independently.
For you it sounds pretty much anything, anywhere would be an improvement
though...
I had a gf that worked in a job that crushed her (she
did the right thing, moved away, got certified as a padi instructor and
now lives with her husband and their child, both working as diving
instructors -- I'd say she made the right choice :).
Quitting might not mean that everything works out for you and your
current BF -- but it sounds like staying will ensure that things will
not work out for you.
Quit. Get out. Work out a plan with your BF. It's no good to you or him if you destroy yourself on work you hate. Be happy and poor together rather than rich and dysfunctional apart.
I've never had to work (for a long time) in a job I truly hated, but I've felt the pain of working in a company with a poor management culture -- it's taken me a long time to get back the joy of development since I left. I now work in a completely different, low paying job -- but it's better being payed less and not having to compromise your work every day. I'll probably end up with another job in the industry (well, I hope, anyway!) -- but I'll be very careful in choosing where I apply -- unless I manage to make a living independently.
For you it sounds pretty much anything, anywhere would be an improvement though...
I had a gf that worked in a job that crushed her (she did the right thing, moved away, got certified as a padi instructor and now lives with her husband and their child, both working as diving instructors -- I'd say she made the right choice :).
Quitting might not mean that everything works out for you and your current BF -- but it sounds like staying will ensure that things will not work out for you.
Anyway, good luck, whatever you end up doing...