candybear, i've found that as well to be a major issue in findin satifying work... always produce more, less time, less benefit for the employee... pullrd my hair out over it for years..

i think America is in a cycle... those who would push more for less theory have been winning... now is a time employees are standing up, shaking off a bit of the yoke... stating it's time we remember that as well performance grades, we are human and the human can't be taken out of the animal...

its a story that has replayed itself thru time.. disruption and re-creation... here's to all the workers:

STAND UP... YOU ARE PEOPLE... YOU DESERVE RIGHTS AND CONSIDERATION..

they will keep us down as long as we let them...

Perna, I appreciate the fine points you've made... knowing what is YOUR PERSONAL wish is key... don't be distracte.. many of us do not realize we are not just speaking for ourselves... ideas pass forward by being exposed to the light... we are the light...

So all you slave drivin' incompassionate employers who read this... you are drilling holes in your own ship...