[LWJ]

Vash,
I just turned 53. I know where you are coming from!

Marv called it:

"You are suffering because people like you are few and far between. You are competent, trustworthy, dependable, knowledgeable, and hard working. People like you get dumped on because most others out there don't have those qualities. I got dumped on for the same reasons and I'm seeing it with my wife now. Higher ups allow the slackers to skate and depend on the few like you to get the job done."

Solution? Try to step back a bit. I struggle with this daily. It is a sunny Friday. I am meeting a friend for lunch and a beer. The work never ends. Our lives do.

Find that balance. Funny coming from me! I am completely OFF my work/life balance for this year so far. I am going mountain biking with my son this weekend. So that is a big improvement.

Good luck. This is simply another problem to solve. Let that sink in and then solve it.