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I am the General Manager of a bar and have been in this position for 9 months. Prior to this, I was with the same company in a lower position for 2 years - this was a promotion. Recently I have had other employees tell me that the owner / new owner "despise me and want to make me so unhappy/uncomfortable that I voluntarily quit because I was too opinionated". I called a meeting with the owners immediately to address these accusations. I was in absolute distress and my anxiety was through the roof. (I have 2 children and my household is a single income household.) The owner in question said that he did not know what I was talking about and denied the whole thing and couldn't explain why someone would tell me that. He also told me to not take things so personally and that 'business is business' and everyone is replaceable. That same week in a manager meeting nobody would look at me or address me - they would only address my assistant. They stated that I would no longer be in charge of certain tasks and gave these responsibilities to a male staff member. Today, i came in to work and the owner had rescheduled my employees and had instructed another male staff member (who is below me) to take on responsibilities that belonged to me - without communicating with me. I never signed a written contract with this promotion but I have a letter of employment that clearly states my Salary and that I am entitled to tips. Recently, the owners have said they do not want me working in the bar as an employee but as a manager (changing our initial agreement altogether) which would result in my income decreasing considerably. I am so stressed out at work, I cant sleep, I cry everyday. I feel like I have no ob security but nobody will address me and tell me what is going on. If I quit, do I have any legal rights?
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