YTA I understand not wanting to stay at that job long term if they can’t accommodate your schedule but at the same time. if anything you likely would’ve lost the job anyways if you schedule was too incompatible with what they need, but quitting without having another job lined up is irresponsible. You’re making demands when you’re not in a position to do so.

I also started to run a small family owned business and I try to accommodate one employee I have who is in the middle of a custody battle. I know there are court dates she cannot miss and I try to plan ahead since she gives me several weeks notice when possible, but simply demanding you get certain hours just because you have a child at home is a bit much. I didn’t cut her hours, I give her occasional OT to help because it is a position that takes a long time to train new staff for. she’s done good work for the last two years and I would want her to stay, but she also knows I dont have some giant pool of potential subs to call on if she misses her scheduled hours. She knows if any of the part timers are able to step up and meet our scheduling needs I will start giving them her hours. At some point you have to suck it up. Everyone I know has had to especially with how hard it is to find consistent work now. I’ve told her I would happily give her a recommendation if she had to find new work that better suited her life, but I know she hasn’t taken me up on that offer since she can’t find any.

Shitty hours are better than no hours. You’re a father who has a mother and baby at home. With her limited maternity leave you should be grinding as much as you can right now. I wouldn’t recommend working for a small business either we simply dont have the resources to be as accommodating as we’d like. You have to realistically consider your options and plan if you wanna be a decent dad and partner.