I do have good news ( I think) regarding employers not respecting their employees. We- as the techs who actually do the work that creates billable hours for employers- are really becoming scarce (at least in the Phila Pa USA) region. Everyone I know is looking for qualified techs & having no luck recruiting anyone. The shuffle board of techs moving from company to company hasn't changed- but replacing retiring techs is becoming extremely difficult. Younger people don't seem to have an interest in this line of work so the workforce in our line of work is getting thin. Hopefully this will eventually translate to higher wages, better working conditions & better benifits to attract techs to our field. Tim will tell........