I've been at my job for over 2 years, and the job itself has been fine, but my boss has pushed me mentally so much and for so long that my anxiety is destroying my home life, and I feel like my constant worry as to my bosses mood any day I'm in has me in an emotional mess. I'm fearful as to what I'm going to encounter on any given day. At first I thought I was being thin skinned, but seeing over 14 people walk out of my workplace in the 2 years it's been up and running, and hearing the other people's sides of their experience with him, makes me see that it's very unhealthy. I can't sleep and cannot function on my days off. I have stopped socialising, and have a massive fear of my phone ringing or emails Incase it's him. He likes to message through WhatsApp to a group message where he will have tyrannical sweary abusive rants at all of us, I confronted him and said I was leaving it, to which he said I would lose my job if I did. Hes always passing his mistakes onto his workforce, even tho we have no physical way of causing them as the jobs he does we are not allowed access to. He's even told us all that we are easily replaced. I've come to the end of my rope and I've decided to hand my notice in. Thing is I have a week until payday, and as he is in complete control over paying me, I'm scared if I hand my notice in before payday he will withold my pay (he's done this to other ex co workers)
I've lined another job up but don't want to tell him where as I'm fearful he will decide to contact them and bad mouth me as punishment for leaving. He's the kind of person who will do anything to get back at someone. Anyone have any advice? I'm literally scared to go back to work tomorrow as I don't know what I'm walking into due to his multiple personalities