in a recession. Please advise.? have been working at a small law firm for about 1 1/2 years. I sit at the front desk and also support the senior partner who is a real jerk. He does nothing but criticizes me..i try so hard and i try to ask him to teach me certain things but he just belittles me and makes fun of me. I went to school for legal assistant and this is my first legal job out of school. I understand that people have to stay late sometimes but if i have something important to do like pay my rent b/c the landlord is coming at 7pm, he says your personal PROBLEMS are not my problem...its an obligation and something that needs to get done, not a problem. he always accuses me of things i didnt do like misplace things when HE did. i never get a compliment from him and he talks down to me in front of everyone else in the office. this job is affecting my health and my relationships outside of work, including with my parents and fiance. they said i have changed and i am always miserable. the only thing is we are in a recession right now and i can't just quit. i have been trying to get interviews but it is very hard. does anyone have any suggestion on what i can do. this job is killing me slowly and ruining my life. when the market was really bad, he told me i was going to be laid off, he would keep telling me every day that is was my last day and i am still here n ow. i did nt know what to expect so i stopped paying my credit cards and some other bills to save and put away for rent...now i am in default with all of my bills and they have been sent off to collection agencies and now i am going bankrupt. this job literally ruined my life...does anyone have any suggestions how i can straighten this whole mess out...i am suicidal at this point.