Yes you damn well can. Unless you signed a contract for a specific amount of time. When I was in highschool, a bunch of my guy friends all worked at the same asian restaurant. After a few years, one of them got fed up and quit. About a week after he quit, the boss called him up and said "you come work!" and he's like "no! I quit!" and she insisted "No! You no quit! You come work!" he didn't turn up to any of the "shifts" that she "rostered" him on for for weeks and still kept calling him to try and make him work :P Keep in mind though, if your boss is desperate enough to keep you, you could threaten to leave if he doesn't give you a payrise :P

Um, I'm flabbergasted that this stopped you, and that it became a FML. Er. So. They can't tell you you can't quit unless you're in prison, a religious order, or the military. Even if you're in a contract, you can likely quit and pay the appropriate fees. You let yourself get conned, guilted, or intimidated, plain and simple. Give your boss a written two week notice, tomorrow. Or if you're being horribly guilted, make something up about having to move, getting married, etc.

I think ydi for not having the guts to stand up to a shitty boss, who has clearly decided that u r gutless and has the power over u. he can't make u stay and he knows it

hey dumbass just stop coming to work he will stop paying you and everything will be good or he wont and you will get a good extra paycheck for no work

ummm I don't get how that's funnyyyyy??? u can't quit ur job! wow hahaa sarcasimmmm

Most of the comments I have read make it so the boss is a guy originally I thought it was a women. But anyway op that does suck but if you really want to quit your employer can't stop you form quitting.

Wow, you people are stupid. There are circumstances where the boss could refuse to let you out of your contract. Such as if you are trying to quit because you've been offered another job in the industry. You can leave your current job if you want, but you wouldn't be able to take the new job without your boss's permission. My god, not everyone works at McDonald's. Stop trying to sound smart.

omg my boss is the same way

who the hell cares if that counts as an FML them I wud be an Internet sensation

I'm pretty sure you're boss can't tell you that you can't quit