They have a business to run, but you have a life to live. If something catastrophic happened in the business and it were to shut down, would they continue to pa

They have a business to run, but you have a life to live. If something catastrophic happened in the business and it were to shut down, would they continue to pay you at their own expense? Because that's what they're asking you to do—give their business your effort at great personal expense, in the form of your mental health. If you can stay on and muddle on as best you can to collect a paycheck, and you're up to it, great—as you said, you could use the money. But if your sanity requires taking a step back and assessing your life, then you should do that. You are going to have a long career—while your father's death will of course be one of the most impactful things you'll have to come to terms with, this job, whether you leave it or stay on, will be no more than a footnote to this chapter of your life. My deepest condolences on your loss. We lost three members of my family in just over 18 months, and I know how difficult it can be to process.