When I was 17 years old I had a job working at a place called the Pita pit. One day it was just me and the owner working. I was making the sandwiches and he was working the register. There was a line out the door, I was struggling to keep up. I messed up one of the sandwiches and after wrapping it in it's foil and handing it to the owner he saw the mistake. and threw the sandwich back at me hitting me in the chest saying "are you stupid?" I made one more sandwich, and instead of writing the name on the tinfoil of the sandwich I wrote "have fun!" handed it to the owner, took off my apron and put it on the counter., and walked out the back door to my car. He followed me out there begging and pleading for me to stay, apologizing the whole time. I never turned back to look at him, just got in my car and drove off. I felt incredibly free that day.
That's an awesome story. I wish more people had the ability and the confidence to tell a-hole bosses to shove it. Everyone, even a 17 year old kid at a shift job, deserves to be treated with respect at work. It's a shame that so many people have to deal with entitled dicks for bosses who think their job isn't to make the place run well, but rather to cow heard their employees.
Did you ever see the Howard Stern film Private Parts? Say what you will about Stern (I happen to think the guy is brilliant) but he knows how to deal with a shitty boss. The way he handles Paul Giamati's character in that film is great. I agree that nobody should have to suffer a shitty boss. I wouldn't.
I'm pretty sure that every city has a place called The Pita Pit. That is an awesome way to quit a job.
It felt really good at the time. Years later, with some life experience and added perspective I realized that he simply cracked under the pressure of having a new business that was over busy and under staffed. I saw the human behind the behavior. -it doesn't excuse it but I definitely "understand" it better.