Self-Employment Made Harder by Difficult Boss

--> "Let's face it," complains Jeff Tamblyn, who's been self-employed for over 20 years, "my boss is a jerk. I thought I'd worked for some bozos in my time, but I really take the cake." -->
Among Tamblyn's grievances are that he doesn't pay himself enough, he doesn't give himself enough time off, and that he makes fun of himself behind his own back. "I can't prove it yet," he whispers, "but I think there's even some sexual harassment going on."
Tensions in the office reached an all-time high last month when Tamblyn caught himself taking slips of paper from the suggestion box and destroying them without having read them. "It was an act of bad faith," he mutters under his breath, "but I can't say I'm surprised."
The incident led to a shouting match that led to Tamblyn staging a walk-out. He admits it was an extreme action but he claims he left himself no choice. "I really suck when it comes to leadership skills. Oh sure, I'm great with clients and vendors, but behind closed doors, when it's just me and me, I run a sweatshop."
Tamblyn also claims things were going pretty well until just a few months ago when he made himself CEO. "I really got a big head over that. You'd think I'd made myself King of the Western Hemisphere or something. I suppose that's next," he sneers.
Tamblyn seems to have few options for improving the situation. "I'm passing around a petition," he says. "Maybe if I sign it enough times, that'll get my attention. But if that doesn't work, I might have to quit, but I hope it doesn't come to that. I really like my odds for making supervisor eventually."