this just absolutly sux!!!

Best thing to do is talk to him. If he refuses to listen, it's his problem. I had just left a reply on my own experience. There may be enough differences in the companies that my situation & solutions may not apply.

my friend..The grass is always greener on the other side.

If your boss so rude to you, then it is better to leave that job and find new one. May be less in salary, but peace of mind is also essential with the earning of money, note it please. Money is important for life but not in cost of compromises. You are compromising here so my suggestion is to find a new job and leave this one soonest possible. Do not think much about contract, what will happen, this will or that will. If you have experience you will definitely find a good opportunity very soon. Try for it. You may take help of family members and friends but decision should be by your heart only. In current job peace is not there so better you leave this, leave this.

Your employeer is responssible for his own actions, you are not. You need to do what is best for you. If this person hadn't treated you so badly he would not be at such a risk right now. This means you are in a position of power, so you have two choices. Tell him outright to clean up his act. Or leave. While it is good that you have the compassion to not want this person to risk losing their business, the bottom line is, you are not responsible for the choices he makes, this includes whether or not he has back up for days when his employees may not be able to go to work, or if some unforeseen situation causes his employees to not be able to work on a given day. Obviously he did not properly prepare for his own business needs. That is his choice, not yours. His decision not yours. His responsibility not yours. Follow your heart, trust your instincts. It is good that you feel compassion for some who was rude to you, it says something very nice about you. But that does not mean you have to take any abuse, verbal or other wise, from any one for any reason. It is your responsibility to take care of yourself. I would suggest you do trust you instincts, give yourself some quiet time and see what comes to you. Sleep on it, it is amazing the answers we get when we sleep. I am not familiar with your earlier post on the situation so I do not know if you have tried to talk to him about his behavior in the past, but it would seem to me that now is the perfect opportunity to do so. This could be an eye opener for him, once he learns that his own rudeness could have cost him his business, that you have enough compassion to show consideration for him, this could cause him to behave better in the future.

It was not mentioned in this post your relationship with the boss except that it is rather touchy. I checked out the other post and found out that he was a family friend. I emphatise the dilema you are in. I once worked in a company where a relative is one of the shareholders. I quitted the job for better prospects and for few years, my relative keep harping on it. Today, he no longer harps on it, and is concerned whether I am working well in my current job. My point is, quit if you need to in order to move on. It is natural to be concerned about the company you are in, but it seems that your boss is not too concerned about it, so why need for you worry. Try to make him understand why you want to quit. Perhaps you can arrange to help out part-time until he finds a replacement.