JustBen,

Honestly, I do not beleive that employers "care" about the well being of their employee's. Bottom line for them is the money. The way they see it, if we do not produce, they will find someone who will.

I think that my boss "cared" on a personal level because I knew her for many years and actually she was my boss at a previous job.....anyhow,

I was a work-a-holic, never took a sick day, only took a 1/2 day off work when I had walking pnemonia. For me, I was so damn eager to please them, wanted them to think they could count on me. After a few years, it all caught up with me. So when I had to take medical leave, it totally threw them off. They werent used to not having me there. All of a sudden, things were going down hill because I was no longer there for them to push work onto. It my fault though. I never said NO to anything they asked of me. I would work late and on weekends. Whatever they needed to get the job done. I let it totally consume me. I now know, that "I" am much more important then any job and I will never let myself get into that position again.