I run a small restaurant that has not been doing great over the last 2 years. I have tried my best to do everything within my power to boost sales and get new customers, but the ownership refuses to advertise or to use social media appropriately (make a TikTok, engage users, make events for specials). They also do not replace broken equipment. The ice machine has mold growing in it. The cooler doors fall off a few times a shift. One AC unit in the kitchen just doesn't work so it's always hot and uncomfortable for the cooks. I have been working there for 12 years and I love my job 90% of the time, but yesterday I was told that my salary would be cut in half starting next pay period and they wanted ME to pick what my remaining responsibilities would be... keep in mind, I am the only manager and there is no chef. I manage all orders (beer, liquor, wine and food), I plan special events (Thanksgiving dinners, beer specials, etc), I cook when a kitchen guy is out sick, I bartend when noone can cover a shift, I am the electrician/plumber/HVAC/janitor/therapist. I make all the schedules, do all the training, created the training program, pay the bills, the list goes on... The owners take extravagant trips yearly like going to the Paris Olympics or Scotland for a week. They spent 3 months in Europe two summers ago... while I ran their business. Now that the business is not doing so hot and I am the only salary employee, I have to give up half of my pay. I would go from 1800 per week to 900 and be forced to bartend to supplement my income.. which means my bartenders will make less money and have fewer shifts while I have to work more hours to get my other responsibilities taken care of.

So I want to tell them that I do not accept the pay cut because I know I will still be responsible for all of the things ownership is going to neglect or forget to do... which I assume will mean I am fired/quit.

Does that make me a selfish asshole? My husband says I should stick it out because I need the insurance, but I am tired of feeling like I have been taken advantage of.