Thanks for sharing this this, I'm actually going through a similar situation and leaving a bit of an abusive C-level boss for much greener pastures, and it really hits home, makes me feel I'm not alone.
I was actually terrified of moving on for the longest time, as there was a lot of impostor-syndrome from all the micromanagement, but now I'm actually moving to a higher-paying job, over twice as much and much more in line with Silicon Valley payment. And yes: the previous job paid terribly even for European standards: 80k/year. I'm finding that bad salaries walks hand in hand with bad culture.
I was actually terrified of moving on for the longest time, as there was a lot of impostor-syndrome from all the micromanagement, but now I'm actually moving to a higher-paying job, over twice as much and much more in line with Silicon Valley payment. And yes: the previous job paid terribly even for European standards: 80k/year. I'm finding that bad salaries walks hand in hand with bad culture.