I pulled an "Office Space" about two and a half years ago, and it was a huge regret. It took forever to find a stable job, and I felt stupid whenever my friends would ask about it, because I put myself in that situation. Not to mention, I was broke and unable to pay bills on time, so I wound up pawning things when I got desperate... yeah, don't do it.

I agree with the other comments of trying to report to your boss's superior. Or what about the HR department? (is there one?) Is your boss' douchery affecting productivity? The company's bottom line would like someone who meshed better.

In any case, update resume and start applying like a mother fucker. Would those other jobs really be a step down? Is there any that are 15-20 minutes closer to your home? Are you unable to be your own person at your current sucky job, would these other jobs allow for you to be yourself? These things aren't about your career track per se but they are about your life. Work to live, don't live to work.

It's easy to quit, hard to find a job.

Find a new job, and then quit. Don't act impulsively - you'll regret it.

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Don't do it. It's so much easier to find a new job when you have a job already. Just buckle down and start job searching an hour a night and utilize whatever networks you have at your disposal.

I think that the act of looking for another job should provide enough covert resistance that it should shore you up to get through the next three to six months. If you haven't found a job by then and you're still miserable, reevaluate (but it might be even more evident that now is a rotten time to jump ship).

Leave cleanly.
All those fantasies about blowing him/them out of the water with a surprise announcement NEVER work out. Life will go on without you. And time wounds all heels.

The fact that you leave as soon as you have a good job lined up will speak volumes. Don't burn bridges.

is there someone above your boss that you can report his/her behavior to? Are there policies in place at the company that prevent retaliation for reports of misconduct? I'm not suggesting that you stay if it's an untenable work environment, but if there's only one thing preventing you from wanting to stay, why not find out what steps are possible to remove that thing from the equation?

I'd suggest checking out your company policies and talk to someone in HR about the situation. Failing that, you might want to possibly contact an attorney to see how much of a case you'd have if you wanted to move forward (it doesn't cost anything to make an inquiry).

Once you've exhausted those options, and if it seems like a no-win situation, then you might want to consider the onward-upward move, or even taking a slight step back to be in a more comfortable environment.

Good luck.

It depends on many other factors.

Do you have enough savings and/or support to exist awhile without a job and/or during the worst case scenario?

If you really need to get a job (any job) do you think you could do so fairly easily? Are you planning on buying a house soon or do other things where an uninterrupted work history would look better? Is there any chance that a week after you quit your entire department will be laid off and then everyone will be getting UI except poor you? If you told them you're leaving and they offered you more money to stay would you stay or go? Can you convince them to let you do some type of part-time contracting with them for a few months after you leave?

Not being able to totally focus on the job hunt while doing your full time job makes sense.

You may want to have an explanation to give to places you interview with though. They will want to know why you quit and saying "more free time to look for a cool job!" won't probably fly well. Is there some side-business you wanted to dabble in (i.e. writing, setting up a small business, etc.) so that you can tell them you wanted to try to do x with 100% of your energies and see how it panned out?

In summary, it's not in completely dumb to do what you'd like to do. It may be the best move in your life.

Or it may be the dumbest thing ever.

(p.s. If there are lots of inappropriate things at work, then document it, possibly report it, etc. If you quit then you may still be eligible for UI if you can show that you basically had to quit because of the inappropriateness. Although that process may take awhile. Alternately, can you get a position in another part of the company?)