lol I spent 21 years (late 1969-early1991) in the US military. Walking off the job was not really an option.

However, since retiring, I've done it three times. And contrary to Mak's experience, it was the exact right thing for me. The first time was within three months of retirment. I'd taken a job as a construction superintendent and was supervising six crews of 8-12 tradesmen each. The overall boss (the company owner) was playing the crew leaders against one another, behind my back, promising raises, promotions, etc. He enjoyed playing two ends against the middle. All he accomplished in reality was friction, resentment and the creation of several juvenile little tattle-tailers.

Anyway, it took me about a month to see something was drastically wrong, another month to sort it out enough to put the pieces together and make a trip to the bosses office. Actually, I think he called me in to get my take on a problem that was brewing.

Long story short, I ended up telling him I didn't need, or want, a job in any business in which he was involved. I walked that very minute and never looked back. Within another four months the company was bankrupt, most of the employees were not having much luck finding work, and within another several months the courts had all the property.

Sometimes it's nice to see things for what they are and be in a position to walk away with no regrets.

I'll tell the other two stories another time.