[simonblack]

In the words of Kelly Clarkson, "Just walk away".

A job can possibly last for a hundred years. Do you want to spend a hundred years on the same thing? CAN you spend a hundred years on the same thing?

Your jobs only last as long as you want to stay. It's not your business (usually) so it matters not to you whether that project ever finishes. If it does matter to you, then you have taken possession of it to your own detriment. That's akin to working for free. But that's your choice if you wish to devalue your worth.

(Devalue?? If you're working for 60 hours and being paid for 40, you value your time at 2/3 what it should be. Similarly, if you take possession of the job/project and are not being paid for your emotional input, you're devaluing your emotional worth.)

If that's still not getting the message across, think of a house that you own. Many people consider a house emotionally: "That's my 'home'. I can't leave it." Others of us consider a house as 'just a pile of bricks' which has mere monetary worth, and can be discarded without a moment's notice.