I've been there before, holding down a job just for the money. It's a miserable experience. The best I can offer you is to keep looking, while you try to improve your situation. One question, with all these changes what has happened to your top and bottom line? If the places have gotten that bad are you losing customers? If you are losing customers, are you losing more than has been made up in this guy's cost cutting measures? Where is your profit now, compared to before this guy came? I know that he is family of the owners, but if profits have been dropping then I would definitely go speak with them about the direction of the place. If profits are up, then you will have a hard fight on your hands, even if, ultimately, this type of business plan is not sustainable.
At some point you may have to make the hard decision as to whether to stay and compromise your standards or figure out a way to get out from under your house and move to find a better job, but only you can decide what is most important to you-and yes, financial security is important especially if you have a family, or a house, etc. I loved it when I was young and had no responsibilities. I could do whatever it took to follow my passion, but now my passion is my family and unfortunately sometimes my career decisions are based on what's best for them, and not what's best for my passion for food.
At some point you may have to make the hard decision as to whether to stay and compromise your standards or figure out a way to get out from under your house and move to find a better job, but only you can decide what is most important to you-and yes, financial security is important especially if you have a family, or a house, etc. I loved it when I was young and had no responsibilities. I could do whatever it took to follow my passion, but now my passion is my family and unfortunately sometimes my career decisions are based on what's best for them, and not what's best for my passion for food.
