Your HR department has ten thousand resumes of people salivating for your job.

They will simply have to choose between the Veteran with the Bronze star and an MBA, or the CPA with a decade of on the job experience...

... to start at minimum wage and no benefits to begin working up to your position.

Jobs are tough to get out there. Don't piss yours away.

Calling in sick is a cowardly way to deal with the stress.

Your boss probably takes you for granted. A clear one-on-one point blank talk with him or her about the stresses you are under -- and your value to the company -- spoken as adult to adult in diplomatic language may earn you some appreciation, and some assistance in clearing your desk.

Some bosses are lazy and task their best, non-complaining workers with all the hard stuff.