[mdarens]

Anecdotally, I remember multiple instances of coworkers walking out in the middle of a shift when I worked as a cook in a chain restaurant due to the combination of high stress (including abuse from customers and management) and low wages.

[NateEag]

I wasn't at all trying to say this doesn't happen.

I was trying to explain some of the common attitudes that might be related to the OP's response.