> "..write a letter (or email) explaining that you love your job, you love working with him, but that you are finding it so stressful you feel you will need to

> "..write a letter (or email) explaining that you love your job, you love working with him, but that you are finding it so stressful you feel you will need to leave if it doesn't change. Explain exactly why you feel stressful, make it clear you understand where he's coming from, empathise with his situation, then give examples of why you work the way you work.... Most of all, make sure you avoid giving him the impression that you blame him, dislike him, think he's stupid for not understanding your job, or anything along those lines." Completely disagree. This is not marriage counselling, this is the job market. The OP is being exploited. I've seen this kind of thing happen loads of times. It's too late to adjust the power balance between him and his boss. The OP needs to find better employment - he could team up with a designer and build sites for businesses and earn twice as much sitting at home. It's also very important that he leaves the door open to well paid contracting offers from his current employer.