My boss (L) and her boss (B) are friends and have been for many years. I have been working with them for the last two and a half years in a team of about 30 people. I have always worked hard and as many hours as I needed to. This got me noticed by L so I was promoted where I would complete a two and a half year training period to qualify as an accountant. At last my hard work and years of studying would pay off.

Since then, for now two years, L has controlled my life. I have had no social life and minimum family time even and everyday this has become worse.

Examples are L calls me at home in the evenings and weekends to talk about work for hours and asks me to do some urgent work that she needs. I do this from a work laptop that I was given to take home. If I refuse to do this work because I have plans with family, L raises her voice and asks whether I want this job or not. At work L has called me in the office and told me she can no longer attend a senior meeting she was due to go to and that I should attend in her place. Usually I have an hour to prepare to cover her meetings which does not give me enough time and at this point I am a bag of nerves. If anything goes wrong, L expects me to say sorry to her and take responsibility.

L works from home at least two days a week but when I call her for support she is actually out shopping or walking her dogs. L has in the past passed on my work as hers as she is "working from home" so I am doing her and my work in the office. L has raised her voice at me in the office in front of the team and on the phone so many times calling me ridiculous and then calling me a few hours later to say sorry.

L has shouted at other colleagues to the point that nobody talks to her anymore and luckily they don't need to interact with her very much. When L does speak to them they respond all jovial because they are shit scared. L does not like me talking to my colleagues and when I do she comes over demanding to know what I am talking about and summons me to my desk. L demands that I sit with her in the open plan office as I must help her with her work. When L is not in the office I am so busy that I have no time to make conversations with my colleagues. At one point I was working 60 hours a week with no lunch break. Basically L has admitted that she does nothing and thinks it's funny. She also says her boss 'B' thinks it's funny.

I have asked B for support with the work that I am doing when L is not in the office but B has whispered f off to me (this is in an open plan office).

L and B comment on my outfits or shoes everyday making comments like urgh what are those where did you buy those shoes/shirts from were they $6 etc. L and B are best friends. B also stays at home most days and for the past 3 months has given me her work to do. I am fed up and I feel like my whole life is about work. L forces me to cancel my leave and dictates when I should take leave which is when it suits her life. I feel like I don't have a life and I have had dark days where I have cried all day (work toilets, in my car, pretending to sleep but crying)

I have spoken to my family about this but I have been brought up to work hard and accept these things so speaking to family is useless. I can no longer accept it.

What can I do?

I have dreams about work all the time and work is all I think about. The reason I am reluctant to leave is because I have spent so much money on my studies and now this is my chance to qualify. I have 6 months left. Also B is the bullying and harrassment champion for the company so that's no help.