Stick, it ain't that easy. There are things like medical insurance you might need for your kids. Most jobs around here don't cover you the minute you walk in the door. Jobs are limited in some fields, there aren't many job opportunities.
At times you never see it comming. When I company I worked for went bankrupt we contacted the state to check on help for vacation pay owed/pension plan, they told us they couldn't help us because we weren't unionized. If it were only that simple to walk away <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />