anyone else a slave to the big man?

Very true on the at will part. In todays environment it is even more so.

Funny, when I saw that you had posted in this thread, I was expecting something a little.... different.

Sorry to disappoint you Kev. :-D Before I hung my shingle and opened my own business, I worked for lawyers for over 20 years (and the last 8 were spent doing Labor Law). Figured the least I could do was share the bounty. LOL